Two art restorers were putting the final touches on a months-long restoration of the tomb of Pope Urban VIII, who in 1626 ...

Pope Francis' surprise visit to St. Peter's Basilica to pray and see ongoing restoration work is a clear sign that his ...

A Vatican spokesman told journalists the pope had wanted to get some air and then decided to extend his time outside of his ...

The first Catholic convert elected to the vice presidency has provoked an extraordinary string of conflicts within the church ...

Bishop Bruce Lewandowski, 57, who grew up attending Lima’s St. Gerard Catholic Church, met with reporters and the faithful in ...

An array of policymakers, theologians, and representatives for Catholic aid organizations have shared their takes on ...

President Donald Trump’s nominee for ambassador to the Vatican has defended many of the administration’s foreign-aid cuts at ...

Bishop Lewandowski was born in Toledo, Ohio, and grew up on a farm in Lima, Ohio, as the second of four children. One of his siblings, Sister Mary Francis Lewandowski, is a member of the Felician ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Pope Francis has named a Maryland prelate to serve as Rhode Island’s new Roman Catholic bishop, the Vatican announced Tuesday, giving the state’s Catholics fresh leadership ...

After being hospitalized for life-threatening double pneumonia, the 88-year-old pontiff thanked the faithful in St. Peter's Square.

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis made a surprise entrance to St. Peter's Square during a special Jubilee Mass for the sick and health workers on Sunday, marking his first public appearance at the Vatican ...