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Sister Raffaella Petrini, a Franciscan Sister of the Eucharist, was officially appointed by Pope Francis as head of the Governatorate and Commission of Vatican City. A position with vast ...

The marbles in the Torlonia Collection have been inaccessible to the public for decades. Now, some of them will be exhibited ...

Pope Francis marked the 12th anniversary of his papacy Thursday with increasingly positive medical updates four weeks into his hospitalization for double pneumonia.

The recovery of Pope Francis from double pneumonia continued Wednesday as he inched toward notching some important milestones ...

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After more than three weeks in the hospital, the 88-year-old pope is responding well to treatment and has shown “gradual, ...

Saturday was the first time the doctors had reported that Francis was responding positively to the treatment for the complex ...

Vatican City, the world's smallest country, is known for its iconic landmarks such as St. Peter’s Basilica, the Vatican ...

The scars of ISIS still linger in Iraq, and the threat of extremism has not vanished. But hope has taken root in the ...

Dating to the Middle Ages and popularized in the 16th century, the chain of beads that comprises a rosary is one of the most ...

Vandals have beheaded a sculpture featuring the Virgin Mary giving birth to Jesus that had been exhibited in the cathedral in the Austrian city of Linz and drawn criticism from some Catholics who said ...