Topline: Most Catholic churches in the Italian capital will stay open after all with a Friday reversal of the Diocese of Rome’s earlier direction to close churches until April 3 out of concerns ...

As the pope and church leaders meet in Rome to discuss the Roman Catholic Church’s future, they face a chasm between conservatives and progressives in the pews. An exterior statue of Jesus ...

The Catholic Church reintroduced handshakes during mass, according to a report Saturday. The continued loosening of pandemic-era protocols by the church was relayed in a letter from the Italian ...

Pope Francis has declared 2025 to be a Jubilee year for the Catholic Church. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Claire Giangravé from the Religion News Service about the tradition.

Struggling to contain one of the most serious crises of his papacy, Pope Francis met Thursday in Rome with leaders of the American Catholic Church, the epicenter of a rapidly escalating clergy sex ...

T he Catholic Church is preparing to select a new leader following the death of Pope Francis.As the College of Cardinals gathers for the conclave, attention turns to the role of the pope, a ...

In the coming days, the pope will be mourned, eulogized and laid to rest as the head of the Catholic church, bishop of Rome and sovereign leader of Vatican City Then, the College of Cardinals ...

Catholic Church vs. Rome's Mayor: Disagreement Over How $1.7 Million In Coins From Iconic Trevi Fountain Are Spent. Published Jan 14, 2019 at 3:34 PM EST Updated Jan 14, 2019 at 4:07 PM EST. By .

Here's a look at the well-choreographed transition process and what experts including the Rev. Robin Ryan of the Catholic Theological Union and the Rev. Stan Chu Ilo of DePaul University say.