Roberto Savarese, a 56-year-old funeral director from the Italian city of Bari, was the first person to discover the body of ...

Homosexual men can train to become Catholic priests in Italy but not if they "support the so-called gay culture", according ...

Annone, a majestic 4-year-old albino elephant from India, five centuries ago was the pet of Pope Leo X. The white pachyderm ...

The Catholic Church is not exactly known for its tolerance of transsexuals. But after a priest near Rome called the Vatican's attention to the difficulties faced by a group of transsexuals in his ...

Pope Francis has declared 2025 to be a Jubilee year for the Catholic Church. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Claire Giangravé from the Religion News Service about the tradition.

The Vatican plays a unique diplomatic role in global conflicts, despite lacking military power, as Pope Francis navigates ...

With this, the opening of all five holy doors in Rome for the Roman Catholic Church’s ‘Jubilee of Hope’ is now complete. The ceremony is historic because the basilica was bu ...

Today, Pope Francis opens a Holy Door at the Church of ... The city of Rome has invested 4.8 billion euros for over 600 projects to really change the face of the capital of Italy.

Cathay Pacific has announced its return to Rome, Italy, launching direct flights on June 12, becoming the carrier’s second ...

A nun born in Dayton will soon be celebrated in Rome. Sister Dorothy Stang is considered a modern-day martyr by the ...

From volcanic eruptions, disease epidemics and storms, to floods and fires, these are the worst natural disasters in Europe's ...

Hawker centres are the best place to sample Singapore’s pan-Asian palate, but which hawker centre serves the best food is a ...