That Baby Jesus with outstretched arms, carved from olive wood from the Holy Land by Bethlehem's master craftsmen, has now ...

After receiving backlash from Jewish groups, the Vatican chose to not put the keffiyeh back in its original place on the ...

Pope Francis has named Cardinal Robert McElroy of San Diego as the archbishop of Washington, D.C. He is tapping one of his ...

A stature of the Baby Jesus has returned to the Vatican's 'presepe', or Nativity Scene, in the Saint Paul VI Hall, but not ...

So did its sudden disappearance. VATICAN CITY (RNS) — In the moments before Pope Francis’ arrival at the Paul VI Hall on Saturday (Dec. 7), a final addition was made to a nativity scene gifted ...

Pope Francis talks during an audience with Catholic associations of teachers and students' parents in the Paul VI Hall, at the Vatican, on Jan. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) VATICAN ...

Pope Francis warned that bullying in schools prepares students for war rather than peace in a powerful appeal to Catholic ...

Eight individuals have been selected as the newest members of the South Jersey Basketball Hall of Fame, according to the ...

Pope Francis addresses pilgrims gathered in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican for his general audience on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. (photo: Daniel Ibañez/CNA / EWTN) Kristina Millare/CNA ...

Pope Francis attends his weekly general audience in the Paul VI Hall, at the Vatican, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Thursday ...

In the Paul VI Hall – reopened to the public after the holidays (for a private audience with associations dealing with education) – the large nativity scene, which had been a Christmas gift to ...

Pope Francis has warned that bullying in schools prepares students for war rather than peace. Francis made the remarks in a ...