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

European monarchs and religious entities had a penchant for erecting massively elaborate and intricately beautiful monuments ...

"Have a good Palm Sunday, have a good Holy Week," said the pope, speaking over applause and the cheers of the crowd.

Pope Francis’ frailty was on full view as he left Rome’s Gemelli hospital after ... “We should not be ashamed of this,’’ Vaia said. Pope John Paul II, too, was often praised for showing ...

It is the only basilica that was born, grew, and remained on its original perimeter and houses the tomb of Saint Paul the Apostle. 'So it is very ancient,' explained Mayor Roberto Gualtieri ...

Although the team obviously can’t tie zircon minerals to the Roman Empire’s collapse, their lengthy migration inside frozen ...

ROME (AP) — Two art restorers were putting the final touches on a months-long restoration of the tomb of Pope Urban VIII, who ...

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

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 King and Queen beamed as they enjoyed a glitzy state banquet at the Palazzo Quirinale this evening - after a busy third day of their trip to Italy.