Two popes who played instrumental roles in building the world's largest church now gaze at one another with renewed clarity in the apse of St. Peter's Basilica.

Guardia Civil officers guard the procession as the penitents of the brotherhood of 'La Paz' walk through the streets of ...

Two art restorers were putting the final touches on a months-long restoration of the tomb of Pope Urban VIII, who in 1626 ...

A Vatican spokesman told journalists the pope had wanted to get some air and then decided to extend his time outside of his ...

Though in theory observing a two-month period of rest, Pope Francis Thursday made his third surprise appearance in a week, ...

Some exclaimed, "I see the pope!'' as his image first emerged on a big screen showing him passing ... The pontiff's voice ...

The decrees were approved last Friday in coordination with the curia, or Vatican hierarchy, from Santa Marta, the Vatican hotel where the 88-year-old pope’s apartment is located. Announced on ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis spends part of his days at his desk working and concelebrates Mass daily in his private chapel, the Vatican said Tuesday, in signs of continued improvements ...

(AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis) Postcards of Pope Francis are sold outside St. Peter’s Square, at the Vatican, Tuesday, April 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) A woman shows pictures of Pope John Paul ...

The Vatican says Pope Francis spends part of his days at his desk working and concelebrates Mass daily in his private chapel.