The Vatican houses the central government of the Catholic Church and is also an independent city-state. The pope is both the ...

Vatican City, the world's smallest country, hasn't seen a birth in 96 years due to its unique population of celibate clergy ...

St Peter's Square is bustling, but behind the Vatican's walls, activities have slowed as the Catholic Church grapples with ...

The Catholic Church has opened the solemn Lenten season leading to Easter without the participation of Pope Francis ...

Pope Francis is resting after sleeping through the night with a ventilation mask as he undergoes hospital treatment for ...

On Ash Wednesday, observant Catholics receive a sign of the cross in ashes on their foreheads, a gesture that underscores ...

The pope, who has chronic lung disease, has been stable for two days after suffering two respiratory crises Monday.

The 88-year-old Francis has pneumonia in both lungs and remains in critical condition despite showing a slight improvement ...

Francis has weighed in publicly before on ethics for end-of-life medical situations, but it is unknown whether he has made ...

The Vatican has detailed laws and rituals to ensure the transfer of power when a pope dies or resigns, but not when he is ...

The two-day workshop, titled “Artificial Intelligence, Justice, and Democracy,” was hosted by the Pontifical Academy of ...

Despite his hospitalization, the pope has maintained a degree of governance and authorized the appointment of four new ...