Pope Francis in his traditional Christmas message has urged “all people of all nations” to find courage during this Holy Year ...

Israeli authorities allowed a rare Gaza visit by the leader of the Catholic Church in the Holy Land, Cardinal Pierbattista ...

May this be the last wartime Christmas, Cardinal Krajewski prays in Kharkiv, as he celebrated Mass in Ukraine amidst Russia's ...

Vatican envoy celebrates Mass with Gaza's Christians Dozens of worshipers gathered in the Holy Family Church in Gaza City as Pizzaballa and other clergy celebrated Mass. A twinkling Christmas tree was ...

Christmas cheer is in the air, and dogs across the world are already in the holiday spirit. Pictures captured of man's best friend around the globe include everything from dogs dressed as Santa ...

As Pope Francis maintains an intense schedule as sovereign of Vatican City State and Holy Father to an estimated 1.2 billion Roman Catholics world wide, from apostolic visits to private audiences ...

to save the stolen Christmas star on loan from the Vatican. "Anyone who has seen one of these movies can just take over for the characters and guess their lines as easily as the three cousins can ...

The Catholic calendar has several ways to divide the Christmas season. The Church’s Western liturgical tradition sees Christmas as an octave, an eight-day celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ.

The Vatican aims to strengthen its tools against spiritual abuse. Through a letter dated November 22 and released three days later, Cardinal Victor Fernández, prefect of the Dicastery for the ...

The Doctor loves a good Christmas adventure ... Some of the best Doctor Who episodes have been set in New York City (see "The Angels Take Manhattan") — but this isn't one of them.