Sister Raffaella Petrini will become the first woman to lead the Vatican City State governorate when she takes office March 1 ...

The Vatican says Pope Francis slept well during a quiet first night in the hospital after being admitted with a respiratory ...

It is unclear how long Pope Francis will stay in hospital, according to a Holy See spokesperson, after he was admitted on ...

ROME (AP) — Another woman is taking over a top management job in the Vatican: Sister Raffaella Petrini, an Italian nun, was ...

It sounds like the opening line of a joke: What happens when the pope gets his hands on two bottles of Kentucky bourbon? But ...

Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin criticized the US plan aiming at driving Palestinians out of Gaza and taking over the enclave. Cardinal Parolin said yesterday that "the Palestinians ...

“Catholic Charities agencies serve migrants not because they are newcomers to the U.S., but because they are vulnerable and ...

The Vatican allows Catholic marriages to take place in the Chapel of the Choir in St. Peter’s Basilica and in the small city ...

The Vatican is to host a special Jubilee of Artists and the World of Culture from 15-18 February, a significant event within the Jubilee Year celebrations.

Pope Francis condemned President Donald Trump's administration for its deportation policies after the Vatican City State ...

Conclave isn't a typical political thriller. It uses symbolism to its fullest. It's set in Vatican politics, but the real story is what you see beyond the surface.

Pope Francis issued a major rebuke Tuesday to the Trump administration’s mass deportation of migrants, warning that the ...