The Conversation U.S. asked Daniel Speed Thompson, a theologian at the University of Dayton, for some insight into Vatican City. The Vatican houses the central government of the Catholic Church ...

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis, who is responding well to treatment for pneumonia, thanked his doctors and healthcare workers on Sunday (Mar 9) as he missed delivering a fourth straight Angelus prayer ...

was named Saturday as president of the Vatican City State, making her essentially the governor of the 44-hectare (108-acre) territory in Rome that is home to the Catholic Church. Petrini ...