Rome's chief Jewish rabbi on Thursday sharply criticised Pope Francis over the pontiff's recent ramping up of criticism against Israel's military campaign in Gaza, in an unusually forceful speech during an annual Catholic-Jewish dialogue event.

Pope Francis has hailed the release of Cuban prisoners as a “gesture of great hope” that he prays will be undertaken elsewhere

PBS host Kathy McCabe provides tips and restaurant suggestions for visitors to Rome during the Jubilee of 2025 and suggests other favorite destinations to escape the crowds in Italy.

Rabbi Riccardo Di Segni, the chief rabbi of Rome, made the remarks during a meeting at Rome's Pontifical Lateran University

Pope Francis has officially opened the Jubilee of Hope, which will see millions of pilgrims and tourist visiting the capital of Italy this year.

The Catholic Church’s celebration should attract millions of extra visitors to the Eternal City and beyond. Here’s how to plan around that.

Cardinal Baldassare Reina opens the Holy Door of Rome's St. John in Lateran Basilica as part of the celebrations for the 2025 Jubilee of the Catholic Church, Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024. Representational image/AP Homosexual men can train to become Catholic ...

Italy expects 35 million pilgrims to visit Rome during the Catholic Church’s current “Holy Year” or “Jubilee” that runs through January 6, 2026. In modern times, Holy Years usually occur in 25-year intervals,

A wider battle over the future of the Catholic Church is fuelling conflict over the leadership and direction of an Australian university

A nun born in Dayton will soon be celebrated in Rome. Dorothy Stang is considered a modern-day martyr by the catholic church following her assassination in 2005. Stang was killed in Brazil, where she efforted to protect the rainforests and the people living there.

The call from bestselling British novelist Robert Harris came out of the blue: “I write fiction but my project is extremely serious, can you help me?”

The Catholics surrounding Trump’s second term are best represented by his vice president, JD Vance, who converted to Catholicism and embraced family-oriented and conservative policies, echoing a general trend of young U.S. Catholic men shifting rightward.