Rome, Italy—also known as the Eternal City—is home to ancient attractions, delicious gelato, and some of the most incredible ...

Cruise ships turned away, angry locals protesting against visitors, even cities charging tourists to visit. The images and reality of the backlash against mass tourism are becoming increasingly ...

The Vatican is providing its long-awaited assessment on one of the more contested aspects of Roman Catholicism in recent ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican on Thursday gave the green light for Catholics to continue flocking to a southern Bosnian village where children reported seeing visions of the Virgin Mary ...

After all, how many migrants is Pope Francis taking in this year? Furthermore, how many migrants does Vatican City allow to live in its city-state? The answer to both questions, however ...

The Vatican this week unveiled a commemorative stamp to mark four decades of diplomatic relations with the United States. The two nations first announced diplomatic relations on Jan. 10, 1984.

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — After 40 years of studies, commissions and contradictions, the Vatican finally approved the spiritual devotion of the faithful at the Marian site at Medjugorje, in Bosnia ...

Catholic worshipers who claim to have seen and spoken to the Virgin Mary at a Bosnian landmark received mixed messages from the Vatican on Thursday after the Church refused to say whether their ...