The first American canonized by the Roman Catholic Church — just like the first American chosen as pope — once walked among the people of Chicago.

The Vatican's embassy in Kyiv was slightly damaged during Russian attacks on the Ukrainian capital early on Thursday morning, ...

Explore Rome, the Eternal City, in a virtual tour of its most iconic landmarks and historic sites. Visit the Colosseum, the ...

Wearing flowing green vestments, Leo presided at the Mass in front of a statue of the Madonna and at the foot of a reflecting ...

Join us for an exclusive, once-in-a-lifetime experience admiring famed masterpieces and avoiding the crowds on our exclusive Vatican After Hours Night Tour with the Sistine Chapel included.

A local historian went to Rome for the first time during the conclave. But he wasn’t expecting ‘that’ kind of history.

As specialists cleaned and studied the rooms in the Apostolic Palace, they learned new information about the Renaissance ...

The 69-year-old Chicago native is resuming the papal tradition of leaving the Vatican for the hot summer months in favor of ...

In word and deed since, Leo has seemed intent on almost disappearing into the role. The shy 69-year-old Augustinian ...

The pontiff will stay on the hilltop Vatican property “for a period of rest” from the afternoon of July 6 to the afternoon of ...