The Vatican is expected to soon announce that it will return a few dozen artifacts sought by Indigenous communities in Canada ...

When Pope Leo XIV met with Italy's president for the first time, his central concern was the lack of Italian baby-making.

Known as the 'White City,' this historic fortressed town in Puglia is an excellent base for exploring Italy's southern region ...

Rome is eternal, but most visitors rush through it as if it were temporary, a checklist of landmarks to conquer rather than a ...

Pope Francis wore a mask for the first time at a public function on Tuesday when he and other religious leaders attended a prayer service for peace around the world.

This Jubilee Year of Hope is truly a gift of grace for the church, but especially for the 34 catechists from the diocese who ...

What to see and when to go to avoid the tourist hordes.

The Vatican's top diplomat sharply criticized Israel's "ongoing massacre" in Gaza in comments published on Monday - one of the Catholic Church's strongest condemnations of Israel's war ...

There is something special about seeing works by famous artists still in-situ centuries after they were first made ...

Demolition and construction work is underway for an entrance ramp at the Santa Barbara Mission. Credit: Nick Forselles / Noozhawk photo The Santa Barbara Mission has begun a long-planned project to ...

A stretch of Highway 1 was closed Wednesday following a collision involving a semi-truck and an Amtrak train with about 260 passengers on board. The two large vehicles crashed around 4:15 p.m.along ...