Sometime between the 4th and 14th centuries, a Roman palace housed dozens of popes for hundreds of years. It existed long ...

His predecessor and patron, Pietro Cardinal Gasparri, Vatican Secretary of State under two popes for 15 years, framer of the Lateran Treaty between the Italian state and the Vatican, gave the ...

This video explores the historical conflicts between the Papacy and Italy, culminating in the Lateran Treaty of 1929 that established the Vatican’s sovereignty.

In the Lateran Palace in 1929 Benito Mussolini and Cardinal Gasparri set their names to the famed Treaty. One day last week workmen were digging in the lowest crypts of the Basilica, preparatory ...

Most people think the Pope's church is St. Peter's Basilica. But as the Bishop of Rome, his actual seat is in a church on the other side of Rome called St. John Lateran.

Priests and faithful gather in Rome's Basilica of St. John Lateran during the Holy Door opening ceremony on Dec. 29, 2024. Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA. Looking ahead: Jubilee of Hope.

An Italian comic who said Pope Benedict would be punished in hell for the church's treatment of homosexuals was spared possible prosecution on Thursday when the government blocked an investigation ...

The first American pope formally took possession of the St. John Lateran Basilica, which is Rome’s cathedral and seat of the diocese, with an evening Mass attended by Roman priests and faithful.

In 1929, a Lateran treaty signed in Italy recognized the sovereignty of Vatican City. In 1929, Miss Bobbi Trout, an 18-year-old "Tomboy" who took up flying to avoid dish-washing, broke three world ...

In 1929, a Lateran treaty signed in Italy recognized the sovereignty of Vatican City. In 1929, Miss Bobbi Trout, an 18-year-old "Tomboy" who took up flying to avoid dish-washing, broke three world ...

The remains of what appears to be a medieval palace where popes lived before they made the Vatican their home have been excavated in Rome prior to renovations for the 2025 Catholic Holy Year, or ...