Pope welcomes Cuba's prisoner release following talks with Vatican as part of long-standing dialogue
Pope Francis has hailed the release of Cuban prisoners as a "gesture of great hope" that he prays will be undertaken ...
Omar Harfouch’s Concerto for Peace Makes History at the Vatican
Harfouch performed his Concerto for Peace in front of an audience that included archbishops, cultural dignitaries, and ...
Top Vatican diplomat inaugurates, consecrates Catholic church at Jesus’ baptism site
The Vatican secretary of state, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Friday consecrated a new Catholic church at Bethany Beyond the ...
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Here’s What to Know About the First Female Vatican Prefect in the Catholic Church’s History
Sister Simona Brambilla holds a doctorate in psychology and has served as superior general of the Consolata Missionaries and ...
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Vatican to Host Historic Jordan Exhibition on Christianity’s Origins
Organizers anticipate that the exhibit will attract millions of visitors from around the world, boosting religious and ...
Top Vatican diplomat consecrates Catholic church at Jesus’ baptism site
The Vatican’s secretary of state, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, on Friday consecrated a new church at a place on the banks of the ...
He is credited with one of history’s most indelible photos. A new documentary questions who took it
It's one of the most enduring images of the Vietnam War — an Associated Press photograph of a young girl running naked down a ...
Pope Benedict passed box of Vatican’s ‘most difficult and painful’ secrets over to Pope Francis: Book
I have arrived this far, taken these actions, removed these people, now it’s your turn,” said Benedict XVI, when handing the ...
On This Day: U.S. establishes 1st diplomatic ties to Vatican in 116 years
On Jan. 10, 1984, the United States established full diplomatic relations with the Vatican for the first time in 116 years.
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Vatican history made as Pope Francis appoints Sister Simona Brambilla as first woman prefect
Pope Francis on Monday named the first woman to head a major Vatican office, appointing an Italian nun, Sister Simona Brambilla, to become prefect of the department responsible for all the ...
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Vatican to host historic Jordan exhibition on Christianity’s origins
The Jordanian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced this week the opening of a historical exhibit in Vatican City titled ... rarest symbols in Christian history, noting that the exhibit ...