Pope Francis, who is recovering from a life-threatening bout of pneumonia, intends to give his Easter Sunday blessing, the ...

Here’s a look at the Vatican, also known as the Holy See, the spiritual and governing center of the Roman Catholic Church. Facts The full name of the country is State of Vatican City. It stands on ...

Before leaving the hospital on Sunday, the 88-year-old pope smiled and waved at well-wishers gathered outside.

Pope Francis will be discharged from the hospital on Sunday and return to his residence at the Vatican, his doctors announced ...

He also opened the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica on Christmas Eve to begin the Jubilee ... praying for him in St. Peter's Square in Vatican City, in which he said "I accompany you from here.

The Conversation U.S. asked Daniel Speed Thompson, a theologian at the University of Dayton, for some insight into Vatican City. The Vatican houses the central government of the Catholic Church ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis offered prayers to the victims of a powerful earthquake in Southeast Asia on Friday, the sixth day of his convalescence in the Vatican after a five-week ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — A weak and frail Pope Francis returned home to the Vatican from the hospital on Sunday after surviving a five-week, life-threatening bout of pneumonia, making a surprise stop ...