ROME -- The Vatican and the Italian government became reconciled today. Plenipotentiaries for both sides met at a table in the historic St. John Lateran palace and signed the agreement ending the ...

Named to lead New York's vast Catholic diocese, Edward Egan was elevated to cardinal by Pope John Paul II in 2001. Look back ...

For centuries, the Vatican Library has been a vault of historical records, housing some of the world's most treasured texts, ...

In his newly released memoir, Hope, the story of the world that made Jorge Mario Bergoglio — and, by extension, the world ...

Library of Congress: The largest library in the world, located in Washington, D.C. The Library of Congress provides Congress with objective research to inform the legislative process, administers the ...

The Vatican’s role in the evolving discussion around artificial intelligence (A.I.) may surprise some. It might seem ...

Before Rome awoke, the jurisconsult supervised the grooming of an Indian white elephant, an “exotic” marvel meant to match ...

The Knights of the Ku Klux Klan formed a branch in Shreveport, Louisiana, in 1920 and nearly took control of the state in 1922.

Welcoming me at the entrance of the Vatican Library is Don Giacomo Cardinali, commissioner of the Exhibition Hall and ...

Bishop Paul Tighe, secretary for the culture section of the Dicastery for Culture and Education, joins Colleen to discuss the ...

The Vatican expects more than 10,000 people from across the wider art and cultural environments — hailing from over 100 countries and five continents — to participate in events over the four days.

A man has caused minor damage at St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican after jumping onto the main altar and knocking over 19th-century candelabra, worth several thousand dollars. Video posted on ...