Last week, the church announced that it had developed an anime cartoon, Luce, who will serve as the Vatican’s mascot for this year’s Jubilee festival—a special celebration, held infrequently, that is ...

A calculated flaw in perfection. New research suggests that Renaissance master artist Michelangelo Buonarroti had etched a ...

When the chapel windows are boarded up, and all outsiders are asked to leave, it becomes stuffy and uncomfortable. Whispers ...

Some believe the basilica on Vatican Hill was built over the martyred bones of the apostle Peter—but is that true? After ...

Inset: Vatican's Secretary of State Pietro Parolin, who has... U.S. President-elect Donald Trump seen giving remarks on ...

President Joe Biden is scheduled to deliver remarks to the nation in what will be his first appearance on camera in the aftermath of Donald Trump 's decisive victory over Kamala Harris.

Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin and other Holy See leaders have shared their well wishes for the U.S.

The Endless Thread team looks at the rise of so-called Trad Caths; Catholics who are following a pre-Vatican II version of the faith, including going to Latin Mass. Ben Brock Johnson Executive ...

To reach out to the youth, the Vatican unveiled a new Jubilee mascot for Expo 2025 in Japan to the world last week — an anime-style cartoon character named Luce. It didn’t take long for the internet ...

The painting is part of a series of frescoes that cover the walls and ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City.

Despite conflicts with Pope Francis on matters ranging from immigration and climate change to China and the Middle East ...