The columned colonnade of St Peter’s Square - leading to the heart of the Catholic Church and the spectacular ... sight in the tourist-rammed area of Vatican City, particularly the iconic ...

The truth may be out there, but when it comes to the health of the pontiff, many people prefer more fanciful tales.

Francis has been at Rome’s Gemelli hospital since February 14 for a complex lung infection that turned into pneumonia in both ...

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

The Apostolic Palace in the Vatican is home to the Holy See’s Secretariat of State, the engine room of the Catholic Church’s central administration. Entering the offices on the third floor of ...