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 ...

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - After 38 days in hospital battling double pneumonia almost entirely out of sight, Pope Francis made ...

The pope's return home, after the longest hospitalization of his 12-year papacy and the second-longest in recent papal ...

Vatican City, the world's smallest country, is known for its iconic landmarks such as St. Peter’s Basilica, the Vatican Museums, and the Pope’s residence. Housing around 800 citizens ...

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 ...

The announcement suggests the Holy See is optimistic the pontiff will be back at work, barring any setbacks in his recovery ...

In the announcement Tuesday, Francis specifically empowered her to lead and to tell her priestly deputies what to do. Many if not ... and modified the law for the Vatican City State to create ...

VATICAN CITY — How’s Pope Francis doing? Can you give him my get-well wishes? Can I speak with him directly? The nuns who operate the Vatican’s switchboard are fielding a growing number of ...

More crowds than usual are expected this year in the Eternal City. We explain what the Jubilee is, how to navigate the crowds ...

The Vatican houses the central government of the Catholic Church and is also an independent city-state ... The views expressed in this commentary do not necessarily reflect those of Religion ...

The ways in which small city-states safeguard their sovereignty are sometimes similar, sometimes different. The CNA series ...

On Monday evening, he spoke with the parish priest in Gaza, something he has tried to do every evening since ... and modified the law for the Vatican City State to create a new hierarchy.Francis ...