Martin Cruz Smith, who transported readers behind the Iron Curtain in his multifaceted crime novel “Gorky Park,” a Soviet-era blockbuster that topped bestseller lists and kicked off a long-running ...

Pope Leo XIV made his first “getaway” from Castel Gandolfo to visit the Monastery of the Immaculate Conception of the Poor ...

The summer vacation season is in full swing. Millions of Americans are heading to the wilderness to get away from it all.

The Diocese of Green Bay can close down a historic parish in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, the Vatican has ruled, bringing an end to efforts by a small group of parishioners to prevent the permanent ...

Josep Lluís Iriberri is a Jesuit priest who designed a pilgrim path for St. Ignatius in northern Spain more than a decade ago ...

Embark on an awe-inspiring journey through the heart of the Holy Land, where ancient history and profound spiritual ...

The Holy See's commitment on Ukraine and Gaza crisis is good, Premier Giorgia Meloni said after long and cordial talks with ...

The Holy See generates revenues from a variety of sources. It collects donations from the faithful worldwide (called Peter's Pence, a term dating back to the 8th century), as well as from interest and ...

While all eyes will be on the Sistine Chapel chimney to see if black or white smoke emerges, viewers watching live streams of the smoke stack have taken a special ...

Parolin oversaw the Holy See’s controversial deal with China over bishop nominations and was involved -- but not charged -- in the Vatican’s botched investment in a London real estate venture ...