The Argentinian pope is entering his fourth week of convalescence during which doctors have advised him to avoid crowds.

A convalescing Pope Francis has greeted the crowd in St_ Peter’s Square on Palm Sunday, wishing more than 20,000 faithful a ...

When Xenia Nikolskaya first went to Egypt in 2006, she thought she knew what she was looking for. Born and raised in the ...

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

The statute depicts a man seated on a bench “who appears to be a homeless person” carrying only two possessions: a full backpack on his shoulder and a stick in one hand.

A new bronze sculpture installed in St. Peter's Square, near the showers and medical clinic the Vatican runs for people in ...

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.

From formerly enslaved runaway to revered saint, St. Moses the Black's life tells a story of radical redemption. Now, Academy Award-winning director Martin Scorsese brings the tale of the bandit ...

Pope Francis made a surprise visit to St Peter's Basilica in a wheelchair today while continuing to recover from life-threatening pneumonia. The public appearance, which followed yesterday's ...

According to legend, it was St. Mark who introduced Christianity to Egypt, and it was here that Africa's first Christian church – the Coptic Church of Egypt – thrived. To learn more about ...