In the past century Pope Pius XI and Pope Pius XII began to re ... It endures in the continuing portrait not painted by human hands, but as Pius XII explained, "by brushes not of this world." Vatican ...

The Roman Breviary states, "After the Council of Ephesus (431) in which the Mother of Jesus was acclaimed as Mother of God, Pope Sixtus III erected at Rome ... Gregory XVI (August 15, 1838) Pius XII ...

Monsignor Joseph B. Illig was the beloved pastor who spent 36 years shepherding St. Brigid's Catholic Church, from 1922, to ...

Eugenio Pacelli joined the Secretariat of State in February 1901. In 1911 he was appointed undersecretary of the First Section, Congregation of Extraordinary Ecclesiastical Affairs, and on February 1, ...

World War II–era Pope Pius XII is a controversial figure, long accused of indifference toward the plight of Holocaust-assailed Jews. But a "Jewish New Yorker who has made it his life's work to ...

This exhibition showcases post-war portraiture and its relationship with photography – the theme is vast, but its ...

On December 24, 1949, the Christian world rejoiced before the “exceptional gift of grace,” as Pope Pius XII opened the Holy Door with three symbolic strikes of a hammer. After performing the ...

Pope Pius II's autobiographical chronicles, The Commentaries, were produced during his lifetime in the mid-fifteenth century. The book recounts Francis' life growing up in Argentina—he was born ...

This is not the way to solve things,” Francis said during the Sunday interview. The Pope has made advocacy for migrants a key part of his papacy, insisting they should be welcomed and integrated ...

Pope Francis on Sunday celebrated the feast of the Baptism of the Lord by baptizing 21 babies in the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel and praying the Angelus with pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square ...

Pope Francis kicked off the first Saturday jubilee audience of 2025 by urging pilgrims to embrace hope as a divine strength that enables new beginnings, drawing inspiration from St. John the ...

VATICAN CITY, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Monday offered well-wishes to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in a traditional message sent ahead of the presidential inauguration ceremony in ...