As Forbes ’ Leslie Katz reports, Pope Francis, the current head of the Catholic Church, encouraged the Fabbrica di San Pietro ...

A local Italian group launched an online petition urging Pope Francis, the Vatican and others to stop the “fir tree-icide” of ...

The basilica, consecrated on Nov. 18, 1626, is a place of beauty and transcendence, prayer and worship. It is a place made ...

After weeks of protests in Trentino, the collection of 40,000 signatures, and despite the appeal to Pope Francis to spare the ...

Survivors of clergy sexual abuse urged the Vatican on Monday to adopt the same zero-tolerance policy that it approved for the ...

From the blog of Julian Schvindlerman at The Times of Israel ...

Survivors of clergy sexual abuse are urging the Vatican to adopt the same zero-tolerance policy that it approved for the U.S.

The call for action follows a June meeting in Rome between survivors and top Catholic officials specializing in abuse ...

Survivors of clergy sexual abuse called on the Vatican on Monday to extend the zero-tolerance policy adopted by the US ...

It brought together about 150 people, including university professors, Chinese priests and students and leading figures from ...

Israel continues strikes across Lebanon -- including intense attacks in Beirut -- amid a renewed cease-fire push.

By Ed Shanahan and Chelsia Rose Marcius The warning, which extends beyond the city to include 10 other counties in New York State, was announced as wildfires burned and residents continued to ...