As the Vatican unveils its crèches, Pope Leo XIV marks his first Christmas with a calmer tone and a forceful call against ...

VATICAN CITY -- The Vatican unveiled its Nativity scene Monday and lit the 25-meter (82-foot) Christmas tree that towers ...

“The Nativity scene and the Christmas tree are signs of faith and hope,” he said to all those present. “Let the tenderness of ...

For the world's 1.4 billion Catholics and for millions of other people as well, the Catholic Church's 2025 was primarily ...

The pontiff offers something rare: a pastor-leader urging the church to reclaim the dignity of every person — not as an ...

The pope said we have an obligation to promote in every place "a society established on new criteria, and ultimately on charity." ...

The Vatican said an estimated 6,000 people signed up to participate in the weekend pilgrimage, including representatives from ...

Pam Smith has been chosen by Bishop of East Anglia the Rt Rev Peter Collins to serve as the new Denominational Ecumenical ...

Pope Leo XIV has criticized prison overcrowding during a special Mass for detainees, guards and their families ...

Pope Leo XIV on Sunday voiced deep concern over renewed fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, urging an ...

What looks like a tiny dot on the map turns out to be one of the most remarkable places in Europe, where centuries of faith and culture sit side by side ...

From a bird's-eye view high above St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, a stunning photograph shows the estimated 250,000 ...