The Vatican Museums has unveiled the last and most important of the restored Raphael Rooms. These are the spectacularly ...

Vatican City is the world’s smallest fully independent nation-state. It is ruled by the pope, who is the head of the Holy See, the central government of the Catholic Church.

Sunday Summary: An American in Vatican City. By The Editors May 11, 2025 9:00 am reprints. Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Robert Prevost arrives on the main central loggia balcony of the St Peter's ...

7News is in Vatican City, where tens of thousands of Catholics have gathered to bid farewell to Pope Francis, known as "The People's Pope," as he embarks on his final journey to his resting place ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The number of Catholics and permanent deacons in the world rose in 2022, while the number of seminarians, priests, men and women in religious orders, and baptisms declined ...

Editor's Note: This page is a summary of news on the death of Pope Francis for Wednesday, April 23. For the latest news, view our story for Thursday, April 24. A massive crowd waiting to view the ...

The body of Pope Francis was carried in a solemn procession Wednesday from his residence within the walls of the Vatican City to St. Peter's Basilica.

VATICAN CITY: Five days before cardinals gather for the conclave, firefighters on Friday (May 2) installed the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel that will emit white smoke to signal the election of ...

Global dignitaries and faith leaders from around the world gathered in Vatican City on Sunday as Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV presided over his installation Mass, officially marking the beginning of ...

VATICAN CITY — A conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis will begin on Wednesday, May 7, the Vatican announced Monday. The date of the conclave was chief on the agenda of cardinals holding ...