ROME (AP) — Another woman is taking over a top management job in the Vatican: Sister Raffaella Petrini, an Italian nun, was ...

Sister Raffaella Petrini will become the first woman to lead the Vatican City State governorate when she takes office March 1 ...

This week, an unabashed Pope Francis appointed an Italian nun, Sister Raffaella Petrini, to run the Vatican City State – the first time a woman has ever been given the role. Women make better ...

German theologian and journalist Matthias Kopp was in Iraq this week to present his new book, “The Christian Legacy in Iraq.” ...

The world’s smallest sovereign state has a population of fewer than 800 and is surrounded by the city of Rome in ... such as the Papal residence and the Vatican Apostolic Archives, once known ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — While many at the Vatican let ... not be enough to repair Catholic-Jewish relations, damaged by Pope Francis’ criticism of Israel. “There is a crisis in Catholic-Jewish ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis is suffering from bronchitis but plans to maintain his scheduled appointments in the coming days, the Vatican said on Thursday (Feb 6). The pope, who told pilgrims ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis tripped while entering the Vatican auditorium for an audience Saturday after the handle of his walking stick snapped, but he avoided falling. The 88-year-old pope ...

Before Rome awoke, the jurisconsult supervised the grooming of an Indian white elephant, an “exotic” marvel meant to match ...

The Vatican has sought to engage young people in the 2025 Jubilee pilgrimage with the introduction of Luce, an anime-inspired official mascot for the Catholic Church’s 2025 Jubilee.