Pope Francis celebrated first vespers for the vigil of the solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, in St. Peter’s Basilica on Tuesday.

President-elect Donald Trump has reportedly invited Chinese President Xi Jinping to attend the inauguration on Jan. 20.

The Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, whose stated goal is to ‘bolster Israel’s security and ...

Donnelly says he didn’t go looking for the ambassador’s job, but he took it because President Biden asked him to.

From Sydney to Vladivostok to Mumbai, communities around the world have begun welcoming 2025 with spectacular light shows, embraces and exciting live performances.

More than one million people gathered at Sydney Harbour for celebrations and an annual fireworks display which featured a ...

Bishop Roberto Calara Mallari, 61, will succeed the late Bishop Enrique Macaraeg to become the fourth bishop of the ...

Pope Francis has delivered a powerful New Year 2025 message: brotherhood is the world's hope, the cornerstone for the future.

Pope Francis has said things that "distort Israel’s legitimate military campaign and fuel antisemitism and unjust targeting of the Jewish state," the umbrella Jewish group stated.

The leader of the Catholic Church in Ireland has criticised the international community’s failure to prevent the escalation of the conflict in Gaza and to protect civilians there, as he likened modern ...

Mumbai: The Roman Catholic Church inaugurated Jubilee 2025, a special year-long period for its members to renew their ...

On the Vigil of the feast of St. Mary, Mother of God, Pope Francis said the hope of brotherly fraternity is not based on ...