Planning a trip to Vatican City? There's never been a better time to visit the legendary Raphael Rooms. After a decade-long ...

The Vatican launches a new campaign to boost donations from the faithful with an American-style publicity pitch, an effort ...

VATICAN CITY -- The Vatican Museums on Thursday unveiled the last and most important of the restored Raphael Rooms, the ...

On May 21, Pope Leo XIV held his first general audience, a regular weekly gathering he is expected to hold for the rest of his papacy. Following several busy weeks that included the funeral for Pop… ...

Pope Francis speaks to cardinals and top officials of the Roman Curia in the Vatican's Hall of Blessings Dec. 21, 2023. In his traditional pre-Christmas speech, the pope focused on the need for ...

In the book, due to be in bookstores on Jan. 12, Ganswein gives an insider's view of Benedict's election in 2005, ... and said the pope told a handful of top Vatican officials later.

April 27 (UPI) --The Vatican released photos of the tomb of Pope Francis as it was opened for public viewing Sunday.He was buried in the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome on Saturday. The release ...

Pope Francis has asked aides to get to the bottom of how at least $17 million was transferred from the Vatican’s U.S.-based missionary fundraising coffers into an impact investing vehicle run by ...

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After 38 days in hospital battling double pneumonia almost entirely out of sight, Pope Francis made his first public appearance on Sunday since February 14 and returned to the Vatican.

ROME – While congratulating Donald Trump and wishing him “much wisdom” in his second term, the Vatican’s top diplomat also bluntly declared Thursday that a controversial deal with China on ...