In January 2025, while doing research at the Vatican archives, I heard Pope Francis' Sunday prayers in St. Peter's Square.

Pope Francis continues to show gradual improvement as he recovers from bilateral pneumonia at his residence in Casa Santa ...

Journalists and Vatican officials who have covered multiple pontificates describe the challenges, secrecy and unprecedented ...

Now in its 12th year, the Church’s “24 Hours for the Lord” Lenten initiative is believed to have been inspired by the ...

After five weeks of hospitalization with pneumonia, including moments where he came close to death, Pope Francis is back at ...

From 2001 to 2005, the Vatican continued to function with an increasingly frail St. John Paul II, who exposed his suffering and limitations to the world. At the time, the Secretariat of State held ...

Perhaps no author’s name has appeared in 'America' more often than Flannery O’Connor’s over the years, from a 1956 editorial ...

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 ...

ANALYSIS: The Holy Father is accustomed to a busy daily schedule, frequent travel abroad, and a hands-on governing style.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — A frail Pope Francis returned to the Vatican on Sunday after a five-week hospitalization for ...

The COVID-19 pandemic that killed millions worldwide is also blamed for a liturgical dispute that has shaken India's ...