Papal archaeologyOn December 23, 1950, Pope Pius XII (photographed during World War II) announced to the world that, following excavations at the Vatican, human remains of achaeological interest ...

World War II–era Pope Pius XII is a controversial ... You took me out of the ghetto into the Vatican." Montini immediately said, "Silence, do not ever repeat that story." [Krupp, via CNA ...

Military chaplains, the unsung heroes who walk side by side with soldiers into the harshest realities of war, are the focal ...

“The Way Forward: Pope Francis, Vatican II, and Synodality,” which took place March 3-4, brought together 80 participants—including cardinals, bishops, and other Catholic Church leaders, as well as ...

Gabriele Amorth was an Italian Catholic priest and exorcist, best known as the Vatican's most renowned exorcist. Discover ...

The Second Vatican Council’s teaching on the universal call to holiness, in Chapter 5 of Lumen Gentium, was a landmark in the Church’s awareness of the vocation possessed by all the baptized.

Because the Vatican has published very little over the centuries about its finances and investments, most people don't know how it makes money as a sovereign city-state with its own economy.

Monsignor O'Flaherty, originally from Killarney, Co Kerry, lived in Italy during the darkest years of World War II, during which time he held a secretarial position in the Vatican. But he was no ...

The Vatican hired an artist who had previously worked on designs for sex toys to create its new mascot, it has emerged. Simone Legno has designed a mascot called Luce – the Italian for light ...

Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, born on May 5, 1970, in Stryi, Ukraine, is the head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, having been elected to this position on March 23, 2011, and confirmed ...

Vatican's Chief Diplomat Congratulates Trump, Wishes Him 'Great Wisdom' By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Roman Catholic Church's highest-ranking diplomat offered congratulations to U ...

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 ...