The custom at such international gatherings is to shake hands with the people on either side. Then-Israeli president Moshe ...

Extracts from CNN Vatican correspondent Christopher Lamb’s new book, “American Hope: What Pope Leo XIV Means for the Church ...

Ahead of Saturday's funeral, the coffin of Pope Francis was sealed in St Peter's Basilica on Friday evening. The three-day viewing period ended at around 7 pm, signalled by a changing of the guards at ...

Lady Marina Windsor is celebrating her upcoming wedding in style. The 33-year-old royal, who is a second cousin once removed ...

In the solemn opening scene of Conclave (2024), the Vatican is thrown into mourning as news spreads: the Pope is dead. #conclave #ralphfiennes #movieclip Get your popcorn pick! Watch Conclave here: <a ...

Pope Leo XIV met privately March 11 with the cardinal archbishop of Tehran after the Belgian-born prelate was evacuated from Iran amid U.S. and Israeli military strikes on the country.

Joe Biden continues radiation therapy for Stage 4 prostate cancer that has metastasized to bone, with aides saying the ...

At St. George Church, in a scene marked by tears, prayer, and hope, mourners bid farewell to a beloved priest who was killed after shelling struck his town.

As war comes to Lebanon's south once again, Christians and other minorities — most of them no fans of Hezbollah — increasingly find themselves in the crossfire.

The following is the full text of Pope Leo XIV’s general audience address given March 11 at Saint Peter’s Square. Dear brothers and sisters, good morning and welcome! Continuing in our reflection on ...

Persistent caste practices in parish life raise urgent questions about equality, dignity, and the meaning of conversion ...

The Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway off Iran’s coast now effectively closed by the war, is so vital for the global economy that governments are working on blueprints to speedily reopen it to oil ...