Topline: Most Catholic churches in the Italian capital will stay open after all with a Friday reversal of the Diocese of Rome’s earlier direction to close churches until April 3 out of concerns ...

For the first time in its history, the Catholic Church will celebrate a Jubilee event within a Holy Year specifically ...

Last summer, leaders representing 11 global religions, from eastern faiths including Buddhism, Hinduism, Zoroastrianism and ...

The Catholic Church reintroduced handshakes during mass, according to a report Saturday. The continued loosening of pandemic-era protocols by the church was relayed in a letter from the Italian ...

Young people will never experience this in their lives again. I’m sure of it. In practice, it will be like a World Youth Day, ...

Rome. The Eternal City’s blend of ancient monuments, decadent food and charming neighborhoods recently became easier to reach ...

A Holy Year is about to start in Rome. Here's what you need to know. Pope Francis is formally inaugurating the 2025 Holy Year, reviving an ancient church tradition encouraging the faithful to make ...

In the coming days, the pope will be mourned, eulogized and laid to rest as the head of the Catholic church, bishop of Rome and sovereign leader of Vatican City Then, the College of Cardinals ...

Pope Francis on Tuesday formally inaugurates the 2025 Holy Year, reviving an ancient church tradition encouraging the faithful to make pilgrimages to Rome, amid new security fears following a ...

Here's a look at the well-choreographed transition process and what experts including the Rev. Robin Ryan of the Catholic Theological Union and the Rev. Stan Chu Ilo of DePaul University say.