When planning a European trip, every penny counts, so it's a good thing Rick Steves has suggestions for free activities for ...

Pope Francis is responding “positively” to medical treatment for pneumonia, according to the Vatican, a week after the 88-year-old pontiff was hospitalized in Rome.

While Pope Francis battles pneumonia in hospital, work at the Vatican, headquarters of the 1.4 billion-member Catholic Church ...

A top Vatican official for evangelization has called for promoting friendship and respect between people of different religious traditions to counter the exploitation of cultural and religious ...

Museum of London Archaeology researchers recently discovered remains of London's first Roman basilica near the city's Leadenhall Market.

Artists and cultural figures must be "custodians of the beatitudes," embracing their vocation to create beauty, reveal truth ...

Sister Raffaella Petrini, a Franciscan Sister of the Eucharist, was officially appointed by Pope Francis as head of the ...

Sister Raffaella Petrini, an Italian nun, was named president of the Vatican City State, the 44-hectare (108-acre) territory ...

Sister Raffaella Petrini becomes the first woman to govern Vatican City State. Her appointment aligns with Pope Francis' efforts to include women in decision-making roles. This marks a significant ...

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

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis was hospitalized Friday for the fourth time since being elected in 2013, after he was diagnosed ...