In 2018, German artist Michael Triegel asked a homeless man in Rome to pose for a drawing, thinking that he would make an ideal model for St. Peter if he ever needed to paint the first pope.

How a homeless man’s likeness ended up on display at the Vatican - The story of art and faith, and a human tragedy, caught ...

Leo on Thursday formally suppressed the fundraising commission, abrogated its statutes and fired its members. He decreed that its assets would go to the Holy See as a whole, and that the Vatican ...

Panel of men and women debated appointment of women deacons Question has lingered for the past decade Deacons can baptize, witness marriages, but can't celebrate Mass Church reform groups criticize ...

This is the main, largest map of Vatican City. It includes the Apostolic Library (which also has its own map), the Belvedere Courtyard, the Apostolic Palace, the Excavation Site, and the Fountain of ...

A towering Christmas tree now stands in the center of St. Peter’s Square after the spruce arrived at the Vatican on Thursday morning. The 88-foot-tall spruce tree from Italy’s Bolzano province was ...

The Vatican has recorded its first financial surplus in years, turning around a 51 million euro deficit in 2024, according to its budget report. Donations of more than 237 million euros to the Holy ...

The Vatican, the smallest state in the world, possesses a unique and complex legal, administrative, and spiritual structure designed to guarantee the independence of the pope and allow the Church to ...

The Catholic Church has a long history of supporting environmental stewardship. This tradition got a recent boost. The late Pope Francis’ goal of powering the Vatican by 100% solar energy is happening ...

VATICAN CITY, Nov 25 (Reuters) - Happily ever after doesn't require any complicated maths, the Vatican said on Tuesday -- for Catholics, one spouse is enough. In a new decree approved by Pope Leo, the ...