In rare move, an arm of the Catholic church's bureaucracy revoked Joliet Bishop Ron Hicks' closure of St. Joseph Parish, ...

The Vatican has given the go-ahead for Catholics to continue visiting a southern Bosnian village where children reported ...

Sunny with a high of 89 °F (31.7 °C). Winds variable at 6 to 12 mph (9.7 to 19.3 kph). Night - Clear. Winds variable at 3 to 11 mph (4.8 to 17.7 kph). The overnight low will be 65 °F (18.3 °C ...

For a more unusual and slightly eerie experience, visit the Catacombs of Rome, a series of underground burial sites used by ...

The president of East Timor sees Pope Francis' upcoming visit as a prime opportunity to promote Asia's youngest ...

Other small urban regions, like Monaco, Singapore and Vatican City, also ranked highly ... it is the area on this map with the largest gap between its population ranking and its population density ...

The president of East Timor sees Pope Francis’ upcoming visit as a prime opportunity to promote Asia’s youngest country on ...

The president of East Timor sees Pope Francis’ upcoming visit as a prime opportunity to promote Asia’s youngest country on ...

Taiwanese citizens — even if they cannot be represented on the floor of the UNGA — should be allowed into the UN buildings to ...

Ever wonder about the tiniest countries that dot our world map? They may be small in size ... at the top 10 smallest countries in the world. Vatican City is the smallest independent state in ...

New research shows a vast amount of plastic is either littered or incinerated rather than recycled or sent to landfill.

In Vatican City, get ready to pass by the crowds outside the museum ... Enrich your knowledge of Italian geography in the Gallery of Maps, where you’ll find 16th-century plans of Italy. The best is ...