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Midnight Mass at the Vatican will start two hours earlier this year to give Pope Benedict XVI "time to rest" officials said yesterday, prompting fears over his health. It is the first time the celebration has begun at any time...

He said he hoped that with coordinated efforts, the HIV virus can be successfully cured.

VATICAN: Vatican officially announced the meeting between Pope Benedict XVI and the Archbishop of Canterbury as ‘Cordial’ on Saturday. The Pope gifted the Archbishop with a pectoral Cross and the Archbishop had a ring that Pope Paul VI had gifted...

Sitting before Michelangelo’s “Last Judgment” in the Sistine Chapel, Pope Benedict XVI on Saturday called on an audience of contemporary artists to embark on “a quest for beauty.” Aiming to revive the age-old ties between the Catholic Church and artists...

We, the habitants of modernized, highly mechanized and systematic world are enjoying the fast, updated lives, ignorant of the perils we are causing to the life on this universe. We are not simply utilizing but rather exploiting the natural resources....

Peter's collection of religious and historic artifacts. In addition to the relic inside, the cross itself is an important piece of early Christian art: it's a rare example of an imperial gift and expression of the emperor's Christian faith. Across...