After 38 days in hospital battling double pneumonia almost entirely out of sight, Pope Francis made his first public ...

Before leaving the hospital, Pope Francis gave a thumbs up and acknowledged the crowd after he was wheeled out onto the ...

"His return home, here in the Vatican, in the heart of the Church, may be a sign of hope for all those who at this moment face with courage and trust the time of suffering. "Our prayer, which has ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is ... the government of the Roman Catholic Church, in the Vatican – the smallest independent state in the world.

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech ... of women at the Vatican. “For me it’s a blessing to be in one community with the pope and serving the universal church,” Sister ...

On Saturday, the Vatican announced Francis had approved a new three-year process to consider reforms for the global Catholic Church in a sign he intends to continue as pope despite his health ...

The Vatican has not given a time frame for the pope's discharge from hospital, but plans for a meeting with Britain's King Charles on April 8. Pope Francis plans to make his first appearance in ...