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Catholic bishops from Asia, Africa and Latin America are demanding climate justice for the parts of the world most affected ...
Among the many historic buildings and magnificent residences in Vatican City, not everyone knows exactly where Pope Leo XIV resides. The home of the Pope in Rome is the place the Holy Father chose ...
U.S. actor Jonathan Roumie, known for playing Jesus on popular television series "The Chosen," visited the Vatican on Monday ...
Watch: While greeting the crowd of visitors at the Vatican, Pope Leo XIV takes the time to bless this grateful woman's baby.
The Vatican has beatified a Congolese government worker who was killed for resisting corruption, giving young people in a ...
Addressing thousands of pilgrims gathered in St. Peter's Basilica June 14 for a special Jubilee audience, the pope said the Holy Year 2025 must be lived as a mission of communion, rooted in the ...
Questions about the museum-piece-looking guards and their capabilities come as the conclave begins within the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City. The guards have no part in the process.
The Swiss Guard was established by Pope Julius II in 1506. Here's what to know about the 500-year-old military body.
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — With a determined gaze, Renato Peter clenched the flag of the Swiss Guard in his fist while holding up three fingers of his other hand in ...
ACI Prensa Staff, May 7, 2024 / 17:30 pm. Pope Francis received the Vatican’s Swiss Guard Corps on the occasion of the swearing-in of the new guards on May 6.
VICENZA, Italy - BOSS Vicenza team captains, Kevin Alejandro Navas, left, and Raul Vargas took home the Vatican Cup after defeating the Vatican Swiss Guard in a soccer match at the Ederle athletic ...
It's not the first time that someone with apparent psychiatric problems caused a disturbance at the Vatican. During a 2009 Christmas Eve Mass, a woman jumped the barricade of St. Peter's Basilica ...