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 ...

Tall stone walls surround most of Vatican City. Historical documentation says that St. Peter ... first St. Peter’s, by order of Constantine the Great. 1473-1481 – The Sistine Chapel is ...

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Normally, Francis has at least two public events per week - an audience at the Vatican with pilgrims each Wednesday, and a prayer in St. Peter's Square each Sunday. During past illnesses ...

Even during his five weeks in the hospital battling pneumonia that nearly killed him, Pope Francis has never been shy about ...

When I won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2023, I received a personal letter from Pope Francis, very moving, written by ...

The event fell on the 45th anniversary of the killing of St. Oscar Romero, an El Salvadoran bishop who was assassinated at a ...

King Charles and Queen Camilla's international visit to the Vatican has been postponed, Buckingham Palace has confirmed. Pope ...

Now home from the hospital, Pope Francis is showing "slight improvements" in his breathing, ability to speak and mobility.

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