A network of survivors of Catholic clergy sex abuse has announced a database of cardinals’ records on how they have handled ...

When it comes to Roman Emperors and their fate, a big mystery appears that has baffled historians and archaeologists alike for centuries.

Pope Francis has appeared at his window of the Gemelli hospital in Rome and offered a blessing for the first time since being ...

The ruins of an ancient Jewish ritual bath have been found near Rome – the oldest such discovery outside of the biblical ...

The leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics is recovering from double pneumonia at Rome’s Gemelli hospital.

More crowds than usual are expected this year in the Eternal City. We explain what the Jubilee is, how to navigate the crowds ...

The Pope is being treated at Rome's Gemelli Hospital ... He is the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church, according to e-Catholic 2000. Jorge Mario Bergoglio was born in Buenos Aires ...

St. Joseph's Chapel, the oldest continuously operating Catholic Church in Idaho, has been designated a sacred site for ...

The Catholic Encyclopedia describes the situation this way: "Within the Catholic Church ... As the Bishop of Rome he is the head of the Latin or Roman rite. This is by far the largest rite ...

Where St. Monica Roman Catholic Church used to be is now a small park ... in February 1880 at age 26 Tolton went to study for the priesthood in Rome. He was there for six years, even conducting ...

The eventful Avignon Papacy included three different popes ruling at the same time and an Irish king complaining about the ...

As important as it is for the Catholic Church, it is certainly ... of the six offices of the Roman Palace and of the seven departments of the Diocese of Rome. After 10 years, in fact, cardinal ...