The Dean in the film Conclave is the role that Cardinal Lawrence (Fiennes) fulfils. After the death, nine days of mourning ...

The Jubilee audience on Feb 22, and a senior clergyman will celebrate mass on Feb 23. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Who could be the next pope? After Pope Francis, what pontiff is next in line for head of the Catholic Church and the Vatican. Here's what we know.

Pope Francis was admitted to a respiratory ward in Rome's Gemelli Hospital on Friday and his health has deteriorated in ...

Vatican City • Pope Francis will remain in a Rome hospital after being admitted late last week following a series of tests ...

Sister Raffaella Petrini, an Italian nun, was named president of the Vatican City State, the 44-hectare (108-acre) territory ...

ROME — Another woman is taking over a top management job in the Vatican : Sister Raffaella Petrini, an Italian nun, was named ...

Pope Francis, the 88-year-old pontiff, who has been suffering from a "complex" respiratory infection for more than a week, ...

Since it became independent in 1929, Vatican City has been the world’s smallest state. Every evening the gates close, leaving ...

ROME (AP) — The Vatican on Tuesday canceled papal audiences through the weekend and delegated others to cover for Pope Francis as the 88-year-old pope remained hospitalized with a multi-pronged ...