The world’s smallest sovereign state has a population of less than 800 and is surrounded by the city of Rome, but the Vatican ...

Rome — Pope Francis fell Thursday and hurt his right arm, the Vatican said, just weeks after another apparent fall resulted ...

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Pope Francis will install Franciscan nun Raffaella Petrini as head of the General Secretariat of the Government of the State ...

The Jubilee, also known as the Holy Year, has begun with visitors flocking to Rome, the Vatican City and across Italy. Pope Francis kicked off the event while opening the Holy Door of St. Peter's ...

Pope Francis is headed to Asia for what is one of the longest foreign trips any head of the Catholic Church has ever embarked on. The pontiff will engage in interfaith dialogues with other ...

The Catholic Jubilee in 2025 is expected to draw 32 million visitors. Officials are proud of the city’s accompanying makeover, but residents lament soaring housing costs and changes in Rome’s ...

Pope Francis has hailed the release of Cuban prisoners as a "gesture of great hope" that he prays will be undertaken ...