Prime Minister Edi Rama says he wants to give members of the Bektashi, a Shiite Sufi order, their own Vatican-style enclave ...

The Vatican has given the green light for Catholics to continue flocking to a southern Bosnian village where children ...

After decades, and controversy, the Vatican has authorized public worship at a shrine in Bosnia, where a once tranquil ...

The Vatican is providing its long-awaited assessment on one of the more contested aspects of Roman Catholicism in recent years: the reported “apparitions” of the Virgin Mary in ...

CNN By Christopher Lamb, Helen Regan and Kathleen Magramo, CNN Dili, East Timor (CNN) — Pope Francis arrived in the tiny Southeast Asian nation of East Timor on Monday for the penultimate stop of the ...

New research shows a vast amount of plastic is either littered or incinerated rather than recycled or sent to landfill.

Quite an easy choice, isn't it? I have never had to remove my shoes or "strip down" at all going through security at either the Vatican Museums or the basilica (or any other place in Rome where there ...

Before the Second Vatican Council, the answers commonly given to this question focused on individual well-being in the afterlife. As many Catholic characters in movies and novels attested ...

Some Vatican insiders do not believe that the Vatican is acting "weak" towards China. "From the outside, it may look as if the Church is compromising on fundamental issues.

Written under the pseudonym Xavier Rynne, his "Letters From Vatican City" caused a sensation by offering a behind-the-scenes look into the secret proceedings. (CNS file/The Catholic University of ...

Unlock the Vatican's hidden magic in a family journey through history and art "Alessandra was amazing and very friendly. She captivated nine year old for 3 hours and focused on her interests to show ...