Since it became independent in 1929, Vatican City has been the world’s smallest state. Every evening the gates close, leaving ...

At the Zayed Award for Human Fraternity ceremony, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, pro-prefect for the Section of First ...

Vatican City, Vatican City - February 05, 2025 Pope Francis asked Wednesday to remember and think of the displaced people of Palestine, at the end of the general audience held on Wednesday and after ...

The Vatican City is the least populated country in the world because it has fewer than 1,000 residents (around 800–850 people ...

The Vatican has sought to engage young people in the 2025 Jubilee pilgrimage with the introduction of Luce, an anime-inspired official mascot for the Catholic Church’s 2025 Jubilee.

The sense of Catholic unity didn’t last long. Less than a week after Vice President JD Vance shared the inauguration stage ...

Explore religious figures shaping global events in 2025. From influential leaders to rising voices, this four-part series ...

After sharing remarks at the World’s Summit on Children’s Rights at the Vatican on Monday, Queen Rania of Jordan dressed up ...

As the Jubilee year draws larger crowds, pickpocket gangs are making Italy's top tourist spots increasingly unsafe.

Bishop W. Shawn McKnight said the goal of the process is a new, permanent decree on sacred music, with the goal of unity and ...

The Holy Father also praised the impact of Mary’s humility expressed in her hymn of praise, the Magnificat, in salvation history.

Dozens of drawings Michelangelo made while planning the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel will go on view at the Muscarelle ...