Akash Bashir was a young Pakistani Salesian who sacrificed his life in 2015 to prevent a terrorist attack at his church.

Vatican Diary.In his latest autobiography, Hope, the Argentine pope describes his passion for a romantic, familial, and ...

The new red, white and blue patch also depicts a minuteman, long a symbol of the Guard that harkens back to the Revolutionary ...

Pope Francis has fallen over and injured his right arm but did not suffer any fractures, the Vatican says.In a statement, the Holy See press office said that due to a fall Thursday morning in the ...

Francis didn’t break his arm, but a sling was put on as a precaution, a Vatican spokesman said in a statement. In this picture made available on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025 by Vatican Media, Pope Francis ...

Pope Francis baptized 21 babies, all the children of Vatican staff and Swiss Guards, in the Sistine Chapel on Sunday. The group baptism is a papal custom for the feast of the Baptism of the Lord.

The pontiff fell at his residence on Thursday, Vatican officials said. LONDON -- Pope Francis fell and injured his arm on Thursday in his residence, the Vatican said. "This morning, due to a fall ...

Thankfully the symbols they use are (mostly) universal, so once you've learned what each represents (as we explain below) you shouldn't have any problems no matter what you find in your laundry basket ...

Gossipist Walter Winchell reported last week: “Mussolini’s soldiers hope to retreat to Rome where they can be protected by the Vatican’s Swiss Guards.” Swiss Guards carry halberds.

his security guards attempted to control the screaming, pushing mob. As they hurried the Pope toward the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, his Vatican plainclothes bodyguards openly cursed the crowd.