For over 40 years, six people from Medjugorje, a small town in Bosnia-Herzegovina, have claimed to see and speak with the ...

There is rejoicing that the Vatican has recognised the spiritual fruits of the alleged apparitions of Mary in a small town in ...

Some believe the basilica on Vatican Hill was built over the martyred bones of the apostle Peter—but is that true? After excavations and DNA tests, the Vatican says they reached a conclusion ...

Pope Francis on Thursday told employees of the Vatican's extensive multi-language media operations to expect budget cuts as part of wider belt-tightening efforts that have recently targeted cardinals.

ROME – Responding to criticism that he failed to show up for a discussion on Friday for members of the Synod of Bishops that was to include the question of female deacons, the Vatican’s ...

In its most critical note, it called for greater transparency from the Vatican’s sex abuse office, the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith. It said the office’s slow processing of cases ...

The Vatican tribunal declared a cardinal had been convicted of embezzlement and fraud due to his “objectively inexplicable behaviour”. In December 2023, Cardinal Giovanni Becciu was charged ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) – After three years of discussions at every level of the Catholic Church, a summit of Catholic bishops and lay people at the Vatican ended Saturday (Oct. 26), with the ...

VATICAN CITY — In the final days of the most significant Catholic gathering since the 1960s, one issue more than any other is driving dissent and disappointment: the shunting aside of calls to ...

The Vatican last week opened a center to welcome pilgrims and tourists before they visit St. Peter’s Basilica. The space, which was inaugurated Oct. 31, is intended to provide practical ...

VATICAN CITY, Oct 15 (Reuters) - The Vatican Museums unveiled on Tuesday a restoration of one of the crown jewels of their collection, a 2nd century marble sculpture of the Greek god Apollo that ...

At the end of 2022, the number of Catholics in the world reached 1.389 billion, up 0.79% from 1.378 billion Catholics at the end of 2021, according to the Vatican's Central Office of Church ...