New guidelines for the Catholic Church in Italy have been approved by the Vatican that oppose the rejection of a seminary candidate because he is gay, provided the applicant stays celibate.

End at Saint Peter’s Square in Rome. Follow in the footsteps of Italy’s patron saint while enjoying a landscape of ...

It is no coincidence that Italy is often described as “the land of a hundred bell towers.” While this expression is sometimes ...

(JTA) – Synagogues and churches have reopened in northern Italy, where they had been shut down since that area went into lockdown following the first major outbreak of COVID-19 in Europe.

There are four major basilicas — all in Rome, Italy, including St. Peter's Basilica inside the Vatican — and nearly 2,000 minor basilicas worldwide. According to the U.S. Conference of Catholic ...

The expatriate community is small but shares a special bond with Francis, who has been in the hospital since Feb. 14.

The Catholic Church worldwide is still trying to manage a tide of revelations about paedophile priests going back decades. But campaigners say Italy, where the Vatican still holds considerable ...

Chaminade High School’s chorus performed in churches across Italy last month, a trip partially spurred by the Catholic ...

Santa Croce is also home to what some say is the most important art collection of any church in Italy, the most notable works being spectacular frescoes done by Giotto. Recent visitors raved about ...

Described as the “oldest Catholic parish church in the city,” St. Vincent was founded in 1840 to serve Irish laborers east of the Jones Falls. The church was consecrated by Archbishop Gibbons in 1879.