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

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 ...

Facing a global market meltdown, President Donald Trump on Wednesday abruptly backed off his tariffs on most nations for 90 ...

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.

The Pope, who is recovering after a serious case of pneumonia, made a surprise appearance as he mingled with crowds on Saint ...

Pope Francis was rolled into St. Peter’s Square in a wheelchair during a special Jubilee Mass for the sick in his first ...