VATICAN CITY (RNS) — As the Vatican unveils its crèches, Pope Leo XIV marks his first Christmas with a calmer tone and a ...

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 ...

The 82-foot spruce tree standing in Saint Peter's Square, alongside a life-sized nativity scene, is now sparkling with lights ...

Pope Leo XIV thanked Costa Rican artist Paula Sáenz Soto for donating a pro-life Nativity scene to the Vatican.

Beneath the dunes near Nazca lies Cahuachi—a mostly empty ceremonial “Mecca” that swelled with pilgrims, feasts, and ritual offerings tied to water and the farming calendar. This chapter traces how ...

By Crispian Balmer ROME, Dec 16 (Reuters) - After years of delays and spiralling costs, Rome inaugurated two new metro stations on Tuesday, including one by the Colosseum, showcasing archaeological ...

The reversal of the merger of Holy Apostles Parish with St. James Roman Catholic Church comes as a surprise. That’s no slight toward the Save Holy Apostles Parish group who banded together quickly, ...

Italian Bishop Antonio Staglianò, president of the Pontifical Academy of Theology and rector of the Basilica of Santa Maria ...

We’ve pulled 16 of the most challenging, most viral questions from recent seasons that ended in a dramatic fail. Test your ...

Family members and friends of Jimmy Lai, a businessman and a pro-democracy newspaper owner in Hong Kong, are holding out hope ...