Pope Francis made a surprise second appearance Thursday at St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican, arriving in a wheelchair ...

The recent restoration of the funerary monument of Urban VIII is displayed to journalists inside St. Peter’s Basilica at the ...

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.

Both, in turn, gave them their hands. The Vatican said that Francis was getting some air that day from his convalescence in ...

A Vatican spokesman told journalists Friday ... he was” to pray at the tomb of Pope Pius X and before the Chair of St. Peter. Pope Francis made a surprise visit to St Peter’s Basilica in ...

The faithful emerged from St. Peter's Square carrying blessed palm fronds or olive branches to mark the occasion. The Vatican said it was waiting to advise on what role he may play in upcoming ...

Pope Francis has made a surprise entrance to St. Peter’s Square during a special Jubilee Mass for the sick and medical ...

The pope attended a Jubilee Mass on April 6, just two weeks after he was discharged following his bout with pneumonia Vatican Media via Vatican Pool/Getty Pope Francis, 88, made his first public ...

Pope Francis greeted the crowd at St. Peter's Square during a special Jubilee Mass for the sick on Sunday, marking his first appearance at the Vatican since his release from the hospital two weeks ...

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