The Renaissance is often considered a time of triumph for self-made individuals. One orphanage revealed the era’s darker side ...

A newly-discovered passage from Clement of Alexandria recounts Peter witnessing his wife’s execution in Rome, and when read alongside scripture, may unsettle modern claims about the limits of women’s ...

The Pontifical Lateran University, the historic institution founded in 1773 by Pope Clement XIV, will inaugurate the academic year on Nov. 14. The ceremony — the traditional “Dies Academicus” ...

Vatican City — King Charles III met Thursday with Pope Leo XIV during a state visit to the Vatican, and the British monarch made history as the first head of the Church of England to pray publicly ...

King Charles III’s visit next week to the Vatican marks an extraordinary moment in the history of what was once called Christendom. For the first time since Henry VIII split with the Church of Rome ...

King Charles and Pope Leo are set to make history next week as they become the first British monarch and pope to pray together at a church service since the Reformation in the 16th century. The ...

VATICAN— The Swiss Guards, who have protected popes for the last five centuries, now have a new uniform. The mostly wool uniform is the recreation of a historic military dress for use at galas and ...

Living in harmony with others requires benevolence, honesty, solidarity and mutual respect, Pope Leo XIV said. Welcoming new recruits from different regions of Switzerland to the Pontifical Swiss ...

ROME -- Pope Leo XIV presided Saturday over the swearing-in ceremony of 27 new Swiss Guards, lending some surprise star power to the pomp-filled ceremony as the corps struggles to find enough young ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Living in harmony with others requires benevolence, honesty, solidarity and mutual respect, Pope Leo XIV said. Welcoming new recruits from different regions of Switzerland to the ...