The funeral for Pope Francis will be held on Saturday, the Vatican said. Pope Francis, whose time as head of the Catholic Church was noted for humility and outreach efforts to people of disparate ...

Castel Sant'Angelo is the first location visited upon arrival at the Vatican. You'll have to go through it at night, finding your first secrets and puzzles. You can return to Castel Sant'Angelo later ...

A towering Christmas tree now stands in the center of St. Peter’s Square after the spruce arrived at the Vatican on Thursday morning. The 88-foot-tall spruce tree from Italy’s Bolzano province was ...

The Vatican has recorded its first financial surplus in years, turning around a 51 million euro deficit in 2024, according to its budget report. Donations of more than 237 million euros to the Holy ...

Vatican posts 1.6 mln euro surplus in 2024, the first for years Structural deficit shrinks to 44 mln euros, but still a concern Donations and asset sales drive positive result VATICAN CITY, Nov 26 ...

The Vatican, the smallest state in the world, possesses a unique and complex legal, administrative, and spiritual structure designed to guarantee the independence of the pope and allow the Church to ...

The Catholic Church has a long history of supporting environmental stewardship. This tradition got a recent boost. The late Pope Francis’ goal of powering the Vatican by 100% solar energy is happening ...

VATICAN CITY, Nov 25 (Reuters) - Happily ever after doesn't require any complicated maths, the Vatican said on Tuesday -- for Catholics, one spouse is enough. In a new decree approved by Pope Leo, the ...

The Vatican has issued a warning against the rise of polyamory, insisting marriage is the stable, lifelong and exclusive partnership between a man and woman. A new document defending monogamy, signed ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The foundation of sacramental marriage is the unity of the spouses, a bond so intense and grace-filled that it is exclusive and indissoluble, said a document from the Dicastery ...