ROME — West Liberty Street in Rome has reopened in front of St. Mary of the Assumption Church on Tuesday after being closed ...

have claimed to see and speak with the Virgin Mary. For almost as long, hordes of pilgrims have traveled to visit sites of the virgin’s alleged appearance and to observe the seers’ daily trances. The ...

The relic dispayed just above the tomb of St. Peter will be accessible for public viewing until Dec. 8, the solemnity of the ...

Situated on the outskirts of ancient Rome along the still-visible Aurelian Walls is the Archbasilica of St. John Lateran, the ...

After praising popular piety in his latest encyclical, Dilexit nos, Pope Francis is expected in Corsica in mid-December for a conference on this topic. An expert on popular piety looks at why, despite ...

Furthermore, this soviet- inspired statue irked the Muslim community who didn’t like the woman’s revealing attire, making it culturally inappropriate.Image Credit: iStock 7 / 8 Joseph Stalin ...

From left, Monsignior Luis Herrera, Cardinal Sean Patrick O’ Malley, jurist Maud de Boer-Buquicchio and clergy sex abuse survivor and victim’s advocate Juan Carlos Cruz, pose for a photo at the end of ...

The kawaii character comes at a contentious time for the Catholic church. Ten years ago, the Vatican created a commission on clerical sexual abuse, and the group published its first report on Tuesday.

On Oct. 27, Dwyane Wade's legacy with the Miami Heat was cemented in history with the unveiling of a new bronze statue outside the team's Kaseya Center home, making Wade the first Heat player in ...

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Meet ‘Luce’ – the Vatican’s official mascot for ...

None. "You can't film at the Vatican, ever," says Straughan. "We had to come up with alternatives." Most of those alternatives were in fact in Rome, which is packed with marble-encrusted buildings ...