The 64-year-old Yan Pei-Ming is a contemporary artist who has been living in France since 1981. He is known for his “epic-sized” portraits of figures such as Chairman Mao, St. Pope John Paul II, Bruce ...

Since it became independent in 1929, Vatican City has been the world’s smallest state. Every evening the gates close, leaving behind only 500 permanent residents. I once spent a week behind the walls ...

The Vatican misspelled the name of "Jesus" and was forced to recall thousands of papal medals due to the error. The medals, which were created to commemorate Pope ...

In a letter to American bishops, Francis leveled unusually direct criticism at the administration on an issue he has made ...

The Tower of Nicholas V, the seat of the Institute of Religious Works (IOR), inside Vatican City State. (Credit: Vatican Media.) Listen ROME – During the first hearing in a civil trial over the ...

Some 50,000 people visit St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City daily. The 500-year-old structure, with its 448-foot-high dome, ...

The Vatican City State has toughened sanctions for those who try to illegally enter its territory in areas where free access is not allowed. In a decree issued last month by the Holy See ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. It has come as something of a surprise to many in the Holy See that the Vatican bank fired a young couple ...

Ever wondered why you have never seen a female priest in a Catholic church? It is because they are literally not allowed to become one.

What a difference a few years make. We're the first media team to be invited inside the famous building by Hiten Raghwani, director of the London-based Eden group which bought the building a year ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Macy's may be closing its store inside the iconic Wanamaker Building in Center City Philadelphia, but you can still expect to see the treasured organ. TF Cornerstone ...

Located in a tower just steps inside Vatican City, the bank was long mired in scandal but spent over a decade cleaning up its books and ridding itself of its reputation as an offshore tax haven.