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A new tour of the Vatican Gardens at the pope’s summer palace in Castel Gandolfo is opening in the spring for jubilee pilgrims who wish to escape the crowds in Rome for a day and immerse ...

King Charles III, head of the Church of England, and Queen Camilla will travel to the Vatican to meet Pope Francis in April, ...

The King and Queen are to pay state visits to Italy and the Vatican, Buckingham Palace has confirmed. The major spring tour, ...

With fairytale villages, picturesque rolling hills, fabulous food and world-renowned wine, Italy is an enchanting country ...

The Vatican City is toughening punishments for people entering the place illegally, in light of the expected influx of ...

Caught between his progressive inner circle and an influx of conservatism, the Holy Father should 'brace' himself for a ...

The elephant became a symbol in Rome, parading in processions and ... The animal lived in the Vatican Gardens in the Belvedere area, although it was later moved to an enclosure in the passageway ...

(AP video shot by Paolo Lucariello and Maria Grazia Murru) Silvia Carlucci, right, and Domenico Fabiani, two employees who were fired by the Vatican Bank in October 2024, after their wedding violated ...

Rome — Pope Francis fell Thursday and hurt his right arm, the Vatican said, just weeks after another apparent fall resulted in a bad bruise on his chin. Francis didn't break his arm, but a sling ...