Italian star orchestral conductor Riccardo Muti has been awarded this year's Ratzinger Prize by Pope Leo XIV. The award will be presented to Muti on December 12 during the traditional Christmas ...

The new application, officially launched over the weekend, is dedicated to the Italian saint, who died of leukemia in 2006 at ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo named a relatively unknown Italian cleric on Friday to lead the Vatican office responsible for selecting Catholic bishops around the world, in the first major appointment of ...

MILAN -- Islamic extremists suspected in a bomb attack in a Pakistani market that killed more than 100 people had also planned an attack against the Vatican in 2010 that was never carried out, an ...

The Vatican says it will cooperate in investigations on internal corruption. LONDON. June 28, 2013— -- Is the world's holiest bank riddled with corruption? Many are asking that question today ...

As Pope Francis remains hospitalized at the Gemelli Hospital in Rome, Italian prisoners are praying for his recovery, Catholic chaplains said, noting the pope's longtime focus on addressing the needs ...

VATICAN CITY — As the Vatican switches gears from saying goodbye to Pope Francis to electing his successor, the status of a once-powerful Italian cardinal and whether he can vote in the May 7 conclave ...