Sister Simona Brambilla was appointed as the prefect of a Vatican office that oversees religious orders, but she may not be ...

The star,” Pope Francis said, “speaks to us of that unique light that can show to all people the way to salvation and ...

Pope Francis named Cardinal Robert McElroy of San Diego, a San Francisco native, as the archbishop of Washington, tapping one of his most progressively like-minded allies to head the Catholic Church ...

From Jubilee celebrations and Europe's largest free live music concert to an open-air opera festival and a key appointment ...

Boutique hotels could well be your first choice on holiday: small, personal, charming and, above all, not ‘corporate’. But ...

Pope Francis on Monday named the first woman to lead a major Vatican department, appointing an Italian sister to take charge ...

Pope Francis on Monday named the first woman to head a major Vatican office, appointing an Italian nun, Sister Simona Brambilla, to become prefect of the department responsible for all the Catholic ...

In an amusing branding move, the Vatican debuted an anime-style cartoon mascot named Luce to mixed reactions online.