The Vatican is opening the most solemn period of Holy Week with a recovering Pope Francis largely on the sidelines.

During the Vatican’s Chrism Mass, Cardinal Calcagno blessed the oil of the sick, the oil of catechumens, and the chrism oil, which will be used in the diocese throughout the coming year.

Millions of Catholics are flocking to the Italian capital this year. But despite public works and investment, some residents ...

VATICAN CITY Pope Francis's Easter is slowly taking shape. The uncertainties that loomed until recently over the ...

Although the pontiff has begun meeting with more people, he remains frail and will not lead important Easter events, the ...

The world's smallest country i.e. Vatican City is the first country in the world where not a single Muslim lives.

A commonly-used design for the Vatican flag, flown frequently even at the Vatican itself, contains a small but easily-noticed ...

Pope Francis made his first public appearance since being discharged from hospital two weeks ago after treatment for double ...

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

Queen Camilla wore black to meet Pope Francis at the Vatican, but why can Princess Charlene and other royal women wear white?

After being hospitalized for life-threatening double pneumonia, the 88-year-old pontiff thanked the faithful in St. Peter's ...