Named to lead New York's vast Catholic diocese, Edward Egan was elevated to cardinal by Pope John Paul II in 2001. Look back ...

The Vatican's charity voiced outrage Monday at what it called the "reckless" and "unhuman" U.S. plans to gut USAID ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Vatican released a partial schedule of Pope Francis’ liturgical celebrations in March and early ...

The U.S. border czar has pushed back against Pope Francis' criticism of the U.S. mass deportation of migrants plan.

Pope Francis presided over the Jubilee Mass for Armed Forces, Police, and Security Personnel on Sunday, with Archbishop Diego Ravelli reading his prepared homily as the pontiff recovers from ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Sunday told soldiers, police and other law enforcement officials from around the world ...

The following day is Good Friday, which is when the crowds in Vatican City pick up significantly. At St. Peter’s Basilica at 5 PM ... The first is the Easter Sunday Mass, which takes place in Saint ...

Armed forces must only be used as legitimate defense, never to dominate another country, a breathless Pope Francis said ...

A man desecrated the main altar of St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican by climbing on top of it and throwing six candelabras that were on the altar to the ground, according to the Italian news ...

The footage, which has been circulated across social media, shows the unidentified vandal viciously kicking six golden candelabras from the altar of St Peter's Basilica yesterday evening.

Over the Feb. 8-9 weekend, approximately 30,000 men and women from more than 100 countries participated in various ...