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 ...

The Vatican has published the official calendar of liturgical celebrations planned for Holy Week, but it has not clarified ...

Six senior cardinals, including two considered strong contenders to be future popes, have been accused by campaigners of covering up sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic Church. A bombshell dossier ...

Twenty-three men will be ordained as new Legionaries of Christ priests at the Vatican this spring. The celebration will be especially significant in Latin America, as 16 of the 23 new priests come ...

You can see the Caravaggio ceiling at the evicted American princess's mansion as an extension of the artist's blockbuster ...

ROME — A network of clergy sex abuse survivors on Tuesday announced a database of Catholic cardinals’ records on the handling of such cases in a bid to influence the next papal conclave, while ...

Pope Francis is set to be discharged from hospital today, after just over 5 weeks of receiving treatment for double pneumonia. Doctors issued their first in-person update on the pontiff's condition on ...

King Charles and Camilla postpone state visit to Vatican as Pope recovers from illness - Pope Francis has been recovering ...

A group has launched a database aimed at vetting the responses of Roman Catholic cardinals to claims of sexual abuse in the hopes of influencing the next papal election.

Pope Francis is the 266th Roman Pontiff of the Catholic Church. Formerly Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Buenos Aires, Argentina, he was elected by the conclave of cardinals on March 13, 2013.

ROME (CNS) — Immediately before leaving Rome’s Gemelli hospital after more than five weeks of treatment for breathing difficulties, double pneumonia and infections, Pope Francis greeted ...

JUST before leaving Rome’s Gemelli hospital after more than five weeks of treatment for breathing difficulties, double pneumonia and infections, Pope Francis greeted hundreds of people who gathered ...