Vatican Observatory director Jesuit Brother Guy Consolmagno explores faith and science in his new book, “A Jesuit’s Guide to ...

The Romans added January and February to the calendar but ran into a problem — math and superstition. Here's why February became the odd month out.

Pope Francis indicated that the Catholic Church was willing to accept a common date for celebrating Easter in the West and ...

By today’s terminology, Athanasius of Alexandria might be called a “boy genius” or a prodigy. But back in 325 A.D., in his ...

Pope Francis has renewed his proposal for the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church to have a common date to celebrate Holy ...

Pope Francis on Sunday called for a unified Easter date among Christian churches in the spirit of promoting unity. "It is a ...

During an ecumenical prayer service at St. Paul Outside the Walls to mark the end of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, ...

(CNN) — Pope Francis is taking the highly unusual decision ... Reached for comment by CNN, his lawyer Jorge Ernesto Villa Avila emphasized that Figari maintains his innocence, and pointed ...

False videos have been posted to YouTube alleging that Pope Francis ... down since Gregory XII in 1415), the college of cardinals gathers in the Vatican to prepare to choose his successor.

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis said Donald Trump’s plans to ... an official telegram of congratulations to Trump on the day of his inauguration. Francis said he prayed that America would live ...

Pope Francis shared his prayers and extended "cordial greetings" to President-elect Trump ahead of his inaugural ceremony Monday morning. "I ask God to guide your efforts in promoting peace and ...