A commonly-used design for the Vatican flag, flown frequently even at the Vatican itself, contains a small but easily-noticed ...

The Vatican released the new Statistical Yearbook of the Church last week for 2023, and it shows some favorable numbers while also pointing to some disappointments.

During his long and fruitful pontificate, St. John Paul II embraced the entire world, which stands yet again in need of his ...

A little over a week after returning to the Vatican guesthouse to convalesce, the pope was showing gradual improvements in ...

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A motorcade carrying the 88-year-old pope wound its way through light Rome traffic Sunday morning and kept going after reaching Vatican City, where crowds of people had lined the streets to ...

Doctors issued their first in-person update on the pontiff's condition on Saturday, as they confirmed he would be returning to the Vatican after more than a month of treatment. It signals that he has ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis is to return to his residence in the Vatican on Sunday after his doctors said that was the best place for him to recover following a five-week hospitalization for pneumonia ...

It signals that he has made good progress in his battle with the disease affecting both his lungs, although he will likely need time to recover in the Vatican in the coming weeks. The 88-year-old has ...

The Vatican announced the first public appearance on Saturday. The 88-year-old has been fighting double pneumonia since he was admitted to Rome's Gemelli Hospital on Feb. 14. The pope's doctors at ...

The Vatican has issued a positive update on the health of Pope Francis as he continues to recover from his bout of double pneumonia. The 88-year-old pontiff has spent nearly five weeks in hospital.