The novelist was based in Rome while writing his new novel and says the footprints of the Irish are all over the Eternal City.

In the New Testament Mary speaks only four times, beginning with the Annunciation, when, according to Luke’s Gospel, the angel Gabriel ... where plaster statues can fetch about 30 euros apiece ...

The Vatican is carrying on with its Holy Year celebrations without the pope. Pope Francis remains hospitalized with pneumonia ...

Sister Raffaella Petrini was named Saturday as president of the Vatican City State, making her essentially the governor of the 44-hectare (108-acre) territory in Rome that is home to the Catholic ...

Pope Francis has appointed Sister Raffaella Petrini, FSE, as president of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State and president of the Governorate of Vatican City State, the Vatican ...

On Monday, Francis resumed doing some work and made his daily call to a Gaza City parish to check in on the Catholic community there. In a sign that other Vatican business was proceeding as usual ...

was named Saturday as president of the Vatican City State, making her essentially the governor of the 44-hectare (108-acre) territory in Rome that is home to the Catholic Church. Petrini had ...

Two 10-foot bronze statues of St. Michael and St. Florian, costing $850,000, are planned for Quincy's new public safety headquarters. Council President Cain called for "further discussions" on the ...

Pope Francis will remain hospitalized and will continue treatment for a respiratory infection, according to a Reuters report citing a Vatican spokesperson. Diagnostic tests apparently indicated ...