The stunned crowd could only balk as the man was quickly torn away from the altar by “plainclothes police officers” stationed ...

The commission’s report highlights the difficulties Pope Leo faces in trying to end clerical abuses and ensure abusers are ...

With hymns echoing through marble halls and incense in the air, it was meant to be another quiet morning at St. Peter’s ...

A man urinated on the altar inside St. Peter’s Basilica during a morning mass in Vatican City, leaving visitors horrified and ...

Italians will not be able to attend midnight mass or move between regions over the Christmas period, a top health ministry official said on Wednesday, as the country battles high coronavirus infection ...

Democrats are ramping up the pressure on House Speaker Mike Johnson to swear in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva, an Arizona ...

The emergency order came after federal agencies started issuing layoff notices Friday aimed at reducing the size of the ...

The Republican president's action removes one of the pressure points that could have forced Congress into action to end the ...

The rules would leave journalists vulnerable to expulsion if they sought to report on information Hegseth did not approve for ...

The federal government shutdown is raising anxiety levels among service members and their families because those in uniform ...

Various government agencies adopted language blaming Democrats for the shutdown; some experts argue that could violate the ...

Viral footage sees an unnamed man urinating on the Vatican's Altar of Confession before being escorted out of St. Peter’s ...