Talks between Iran and the United States over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program appear ready to leave the Middle East and an Italian source says the next round would take place in Rome ... to ...

Pope Francis’ death fires the gun on what many see as a battle for the soul of the church – pitting those who want to ...

On May 7, with the solemn pronouncement of extra omnes — "everyone else out" — the doors of the Sistine Chapel will close as ...

On February 6, just a few days before he was admitted to hospital, Pope Francis confused even the most seasoned Vatican ...

At the conclusion of the official days of mourning following the death of Pope Francis on April 21, 135 cardinal electors are ...

The first Latin American and Jesuit pope was determined to lead a more welcoming, pastoral and merciful Church outward to a ...

Global tributes are being paid after Pope Francis died of a stroke and heart failure on Easter Monday at Casa Santa Marta, a guesthouse at the Vatican.

When the newly elected Pope Francis stepped onto the balcony of St Peter’s Basilica in 2013 to greet the crowd, he joked that ...

The image of the Salus populi romani venerated by the Capitoline is increasingly a model for Catholics around the world. Many ...

Chairwoman of the Council of the Republic Natalya Kochanova and Chairman of the House of Representatives Igor Sergeyenko left ...

The American century is over and we’re heading toward something new, says author and commentator Gabriel Gatehouse. Here, he considers the precise moment that will go down in history as changing the n ...