MANILA, Philippines — The Vatican decreed that the Saint Gregory the Great Parish Church, commonly known as Majayjay Church, in Majayjay town, Laguna is a minor basilica. This is a first for the ...

MANILA: The Vatican decreed that the Saint Gregory the Great Parish Church, commonly known as Majayjay Church, in Majayjay town, Laguna is a minor basilica. This is a first for the province.

CNN has asked the Vatican for comment. The incident takes place during the Catholic Church’s jubilee year, with 32 million pilgrims expected to come to Rome in 2025. The basilica has been ...

The Vatican Observatory’s summer school ... to advance their education at this renowned institution of the Catholic Church located in Castel Gandolfo on the outskirts of Rome.

The Vatican, on Jan. 28 ... starting with this qualifying statement: “The church encourages the advancement of science technology, the arts, and other forms of human endeavor, viewing them ...

KOLLAM: Symbols of hope can exist even in the bleakest of circumstances. On Munroe Island, in Kollam, known by its ominous moniker ‘Sinking Isle,’ stands a church that has been a source of ...

Two written appeals to Rome to keep the church were unsuccessful, and this in-person court will be the final decision from the Vatican. Learn more in the interview above.

The Turkish government has also opposed the use of the title Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, out of suspicions it seeks to be the “Vatican City” of the Orthodox Church (a claim the ...

A judge awarded the trademarked name and symbols to a Washington church to help satisfy a $2.8 million judgment against the far-right group. By Alan Feuer The Proud Boys no longer have control ...

Pope Francis will hold the next few days of meetings in rooms at his Vatican residence while sick ... and fidelity to Jesus Christ and his Church. The pope’s words were conveyed in a written ...

Sister Raffaella Petrini, vice governor of the Governorate of Vatican City State ... the role of women in the Church and the issue of women’s inclusion in meaningful leadership and decision ...

"I am committed to working with leaders inside the Vatican and the new administration to promote the dignity of all people and the common good." Francis, leader of the global Church since 2013 ...