On Saturday Cardinal Mauro Gambetti, archpriest of St. Peter’s Basilica, is scheduled to celebrate a penitential liturgy in the church after a man climbed onto the main altar naked to protest the war...

On Tuesday the Vatican released a new Global Family Compact, which among other things condemned declining birth rates while reiterating the Church’s stance against the use of contraception and...

On Monday the Vatican’s department for communications released a lengthy new document reflecting on the risks and benefits of social media and the attitude of Christians who use them, saying the...

After clearing his schedule of public meetings and audiences Friday morning due to what the Vatican described as a fever, Pope Francis appeared to have rebounded quickly, presiding over Pentecost...

Pope Francis on Friday appointed his successor for the Archdiocese of Buenos Aires, naming a bishop with extensive pastoral experience and who is also the latest in a series of relatively young...

In response to reporters, Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said, “Due to a feverish state, Pope Francis did not hold any audiences this morning.”