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

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

Pope Francis' surprise visit to St. Peter's Basilica to pray and see ongoing restoration work is a clear sign that his ...

Appearing publicly in street clothes for the first time as pontiff, Pope Francis went into St. Peter’s Basilica to pray and greet the faithful.

Pope Francis made a surprise second appearance Thursday at St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican, arriving in a wheelchair ...

From Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday, there are six major liturgies, all of which normally involve the pope. This year, can Pope ...

According to Vatican officials, before greeting the faithful, the Pontiff ‘received the sacrament of reconciliation in St. Peter’s Basilica, prayed, and passed through the Holy Door.’ ...

In a moving homily read by Archbishop Rino Fisichella, the pontiff described how suffering can become “a place of encounter” ...

Pope Francis made a surprise public appearance ... His doctors told reporters that there were “two very critical episodes in which the Holy Father’s life was in danger” during the 38 days ...

With fear "the driving force" in the current global climate, nations must recommit to nuclear disarmament and the regulation ...