Unable to read his full address due to a persistent cold, the 88-year-old pontiff asked an aide to deliver his prepared remarks to the diplomats at the Hall of Blessings in Vatican City on Jan. 9.

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Tuesday formally inaugurates ... Pilgrims who participate can obtain “indulgences” — the centuries-old feature of the Catholic Church related to the ...

It was late October, and health sciences students were graduating from various degrees at the city’s convention ... (they supply land for key campuses), partly because the Vatican will rap ...

A person walks along the elevated secret narrow 800-meter corridor, known as "Passetto", that runs atop the old Vatican walls ... )(Andrew Medichini / AP) VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Tuesday ...

This year, Bethlehem-based artisans crafted the Nativity Scene displayed in the Vatican’s main audience hall ... than celebrating Christmas in the Holy Land, where Jesus Christ was born, Bethlehem, ...

Christians gathered at the Church of the Nativity in the holy city of Bethlehem on Tuesday to mark a solemn Christmas overshadowed by war as Pope Francis led mass in the Vatican ... some Christians in ...

The Pope will open the "Jubilee" or "Holy Year 2025" on Christmas Eve. What does that entail? And why is Rome expecting millions of visitors?Construction workers in Rome have been working hard for ...

Biden’s team struggled in the final days and weeks of his term, as it did for four years, to drive a message that might capture the country’s attention and bolster a battered legacy.

Credit: AMNA In 2001, Pope John Paul II made history by becoming the first leader of the Vatican to visit Greece in nearly 1,300 years. This was a key step towards healing the centuries-old tensions ...