Pope Francis presided over the canonization Mass for 11 Christians martyred in 19th-century Syria and three founders of religious orders at the Vatican ... and Marie-Léonie would oversee the ...

The Vatican and Beijing signed a secret agreement in 2018 on the sensitive issue of appointing bishops in China. (Photo from Pexels) China has reached an agreement with the Vatican to extend for ...

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We're discussing the voting process depicted in the new papal thriller "Conclave" (in theaters now). Light spoilers ahead! Twice in past years, I hopped a flight to Rome in order to cover one of ...

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. But given that the Vatican doesn't really do Hollywood, one wonders how the filmmakers were able to capture the nuanced details − from ...

A major Vatican meeting gathering clerics and laity across the globe to discuss the future of the Catholic Church closes this weekend, thwarting discussion of women becoming priests or deacons in ...

By Elisabetta Povoledo Reporting from Vatican City and Rome A monthlong meeting of Catholic bishops and lay people at the Vatican ended on Saturday with a call for women to be given more ...

From the screwball antics of Anora to the papal intrigue of Conclave, movie-goers this weekend are spoiled for choice. On today's Group Chat we've got Radheyan Simonpillai as guest host sitting ...

Conclave is a noisy movie; the actors chew and chew the Vatican scenery, and Volker Bertelmann’s score is as bombastic as an exorcism. I was grateful for the understated yet commanding presence ...

VATICAN CITY, Oct 25 (Reuters) - The Vatican is cutting the already shrinking pay packages of cardinals who head the Catholic Church's top offices in Rome by about 10% or 500 euros ($540) a month ...

A Chinese priest was consecrated as the new coadjutor bishop of Beijing on Friday, marking the first episcopal appointment since the Vatican renewed its provisional agreement with China on bishop ...

How is a new pope selected when needed? Well, an election is held at the Vatican. But there’s quite a bit of secrecy surrounding it. In “Conclave,” that secrecy is the focus of everything.