Pope Leo XIV has thanked Italy for its efforts to combat human trafficking but urged the country to remain open to welcoming ...

Cardinal Mauro Gambetti presided over a penitential rite of reparation at the main altar of St. Peter’s Basilica following a ...

The remains of St. Francis of Assisi, the namesake of San Francisco's first mission and later the city itself, will be ...

The third and last time the image of Our Lady of Fátima was in Rome was in October 2013, at the request of Pope Francis, who ...

Paolo Gabriele, the butler of former Pope Benedict who passed on the pontiff's personal documents to the media and was convicted in the so-called "Vatileaks" case, has died. He was 54.

Pope Francis has stripped the Vatican's Secretariat of State of control over its own funds, moving them to the supervision of its economic offices in an attempt to contain the fallout of a scandal ...

With Holy Father Leo XIV’s approval through the Vatican Secretariat of State, this historic exhibition will take place at the Basilica of Saint Francis in Assisi, Italy, where the saint's body will be ...

The tomb of Saint Francis of Assisi will be unsealed for a traditional Catholic ritual to honor the beloved saint for the first time in 800 years. According to Vatican News, with Pope Leo’s approval, ...

The body of St. Francis will be moved from his tomb, located in the crypt, and placed at the foot of the papal altar in the ...