In a church where hard-line traditionalists have feuded with Pope Francis, some see a need for a peacemaker. Others believe a Vatican in financial crisis requires first and foremost a fundraiser. ...

Residents were forced to sleep in carsAn earthquake has struck the Italian city of Naples, causing locals to spend ...

For parishioners at Holy Cross church on Buffalo's West Side, Lent began as both a self-reflective journey, and a celebration.

Discover the art of manual bell ringing in Spain and Italy, recognized by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage.

When the Roman Empire began collapsing, Christianity prevailed and the Roman Catholic Church kept its territories together.

(AP video shot by Chris Warde Jones. Production by Maria Grazia Murru) A votive statue of Italy’s patron saint, St. Francis of Assisi, left, is on display among other religious items at a shop in ...

TORVAIANICA, Italy — (AP) — Moira Camila Garnica and a group of fellow migrant transgender women have been gathering at their ...

The Italian competition watchdog (AGCM) has launched an investigation against BYD, Stellantis, Tesla and Volkswagen for allegedly deceiving consumers regarding the performance of their electric ...

Unlike ordinary stockholders, the Vatican pays no taxes on this income, which led the leftist Rome weekly L’Espresso last week to call it “the biggest tax evader in Italy.” In 1962 ...

LONDON — A former leader of the Church of England is among several members of the clergy facing potential disciplinary action over the way the institution handled sexual abuse allegations ...

In New York, Cardinal Timothy Dolan admitted what church leaders in Rome weren't ... Vatican issued an unusual and official denial of an Italian media report that said Parolin and the pope's ...

8. Basilica of San Lorenzo, Milan (364 AD, Milan, Italy) One of Milan’s oldest surviving buildings, the Basilica of San Lorenzo was once the largest circular church in the world. Its ...