The dialogue [with China] continues, in small steps but it continues,” Cardinal Pietro Parolin said. “I confirm this approach ...

Science and faith intersect at this special place. While some may find it strange that the Vatican has an observatory, the Catholic Church has been involved with science since the Jesuit order was ...

Pope Francis on Thursday appointed a Filipino priest as the new undersecretary of a section of the Vatican’s Dicastery for ...

(AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) Pope Francis waves to faithful during the weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square, at ...

On this week’s episode, host Colleen Dulle interviews Catholic author and academic Michael W. Higgins to discuss his new book ...

A calculated flaw in perfection. New research suggests that Renaissance master artist Michelangelo Buonarroti had etched a ...

Pope Francis is hoping to visit Corsica, with discussions underway between the Vatican and Paris over a possible visit to the French island in mid-December, sources close to the matter said Thursday.

When the chapel windows are boarded up, and all outsiders are asked to leave, it becomes stuffy and uncomfortable. Whispers ...

Some believe the basilica on Vatican Hill was built over the martyred bones of the apostle Peter—but is that true? After ...

The painting is part of a series of frescoes that cover the walls and ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City.