Pope Pius XII canonized him in 1954. Within a few years of Saint Peter Chanel’s death, most of the island of Futuna had converted to Catholicism. St Peter Chanel exemplifies a life of the Spirit ...

There is no doubt he was special, Carlo Acutis' mother, Antonia Salzano Acutis, says, but in many ways he was like any other teen ...

when tens of thousands of people flock into St. Peter’s Square to celebrate the day they believe Jesus rose from the dead. Vatican officials are still unsure whether Francis, who came close to death ...

In 1930, at the age of 18, the Servant of God was enrolled at St Paul's Mission ... Servant of God's death in 1945 and died soon thereafter. The decisive turning point in Peter To Rot's life ...

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The recent restoration of the funerary monument of Urban VIII is displayed to journalists inside St. Peter’s Basilica at the ...

Two art restorers were putting the final touches on a months-long restoration of the tomb of Pope Urban VIII, who in 1626 ...

The Argentinian pope is entering his fourth week of convalescence during which doctors have advised him to avoid crowds.

A convalescing Pope Francis greeted the crowd in St. Peter’s Square on Palm Sunday, wishing more than 20,000 faithful a ...

Pope Francis made a surprise public appearance in St Peter's Square on Sunday following Palm Sunday Mass, despite earlier ...

"Have a good Palm Sunday, have a good Holy Week," said the pope, speaking over applause and the cheers of the crowd.