Pope Francis' surprise visit to St. Peter's Basilica to pray and see ongoing restoration work is a clear sign that his ...

Appearing publicly in street clothes for the first time as pontiff, Pope Francis went into St. Peter’s Basilica to pray and greet the faithful.

Although they postponed their official state visit to the Vatican because of Pope Francis' health, Britain's King Charles and ...

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

St. Peter’s Basilica is pictured during a press tour to present the recent restoration of the funerary monuments of Popes ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis met privately with King Charles III and Queen Camilla on Wednesday at the Vatican during the royal couple’s four-day state visit to Italy and on the occasion of their 20th ...

The Sistine Chapel restoration brought new beauty and wonder to a Renaissance classic. It also brought a chorus of howling ...

Pope Francis has named Bishop William Shawn McKnight of Jefferson City, Missouri, as Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann's successor ...

Bonnie Prince Charlie” — the ill-fated Catholic Stuart claimant to the British throne — is entombed in marble splendor within ...

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Pope Francis' condition remains stable, and an X-ray showed there has been a slight improvement regarding his lingering lung ...

Pope Francis' condition remains stable, and an X-ray showed there has been a slight improvement regarding his lingering lung ...