The faithful will soon be able to enjoy truly holy wine after the Vatican planted vines to produce its own special vintage.

Villa Barberini, situated within the Pontifical Villas of Castel Gandolfo, is a site of exceptional historical significance ...

Sudan’s army has reclaimed the Presidential Palace in the capital, Khartoum, in a significant victory over a rampaging militia that controls swaths of the war-torn country. The Sudanese Armed ...

Upon his arrival at the helipad, Benedict embraced his successor before the two went to the chapel of the Apostolic Palace for a short time of prayer ... The Pope Emeritus has been residing at Castel ...

the preacher of the papal household told members of the Roman Curia. “When we gather to celebrate the Lord’s Supper,” the sign of the Eucharist is what makes visible that the Lord is “in ...

The current King, still a protestant of course, will attend an ecumenical service – for Christians of all churches – in the Sistine Chapel in the Apostolic Palace – the Pope’s official residence in ...

Reports emerged concerning a proposal for wealthy donors connected to the King’s Foundation to attend a private meeting with the pope at Castel Gandolfo, historically used as a papal summer residence ...

"The Art of the Popes - From Perugino to Barocci," conceived by the European Center for Tourism and Culture, chaired by Giuseppe Lepore, organized in collaboration with Castel Sant'Angelo ...

It only took 13 days to name Francis after Benedict's resignation.When a pope is named, they take on a new papal name that replaces their secular name. Francis was the first Francis. The most common ...

Francis hasn't used Castel Gandolfo at all or spent any time ... After 18 days of hospitalization, John Paul returned to the Apostolic Palace on March 13. He died in his apartment there on April ...

Francis hasn't used Castel Gandolfo at all or spent any time outside the Vatican ... After 18 days of hospitalization, John Paul returned to the Apostolic Palace on March 13. He died in his apartment ...

Twenty years ago, as Pope St. John Paul II entered the last weeks of his life, I wrote that a papal “deathwatch ... early morning of Oct. 9 at Castel Gandolfo, removed from Rome.