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

After Pope Francis experienced one of his worst days since entering the hospital, hundreds of faithful from around the world ...

Raffaella Petrini has been appointed as the first female President of the Vatican City State becoming the governor of the ...

Cardinal Fernando Vérgez Alzaga, LC, president of the Governorate of Vatican City State and president of the Pontifical ...

Pope Francis, 88, has been in Rome's Gemelli hospital for two weeks, after being admitted with a severe respiratory infection.

Pope Francis remained stable through the day on Sunday and no longer required the use of mechanical ventilation to breathe, ...

The Vatican says Pope Francis suffered a coughing fit that resulted in him breathing in vomit, requiring noninvasive ...

ROME — Pope Francis was a frequent visitor to Rome long before he became pope, and over time found his favorite shops and ...

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

Pope Francis continued to improve from double pneumonia Thursday, the Vatican said, working from his hospital room and going ...