F or centuries, Rome, Italy, has been a city of great importance. Once the center of the ancient Roman empire, today it’s one ...

The world’s smallest nation has an outsized history as the seat of the Catholic Church, and an incredible collection of art ...

Dozens of drawings Michelangelo made while planning the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel will go on view at the Muscarelle ...

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

Franciscan Sister Raffaella Petrini will become head of the General Secretariat of the Government of the Vatican City State ...

Rome is a surprisingly family-friendly city - here's what to do on a budget - Italy’s Eternal City might be known for ...

In a new interview Pope Francis announced that after recently appointing the first-ever woman prefect of a Vatican department ...

On the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz extermination camp run by the Nazis, Pope Francis said the horror ...

Pope Francis will install Franciscan nun Raffaella Petrini as head of the General Secretariat of the Government of the State ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis convened a high-level summit Monday to demand that children be protected from war, forced labor, ...

Peter’s Basilica or the Vatican Museums, which require prior security checks. However, there are other entrances flanked by high walls, such as Porta Santa Ana, Piazza del Sant’Uffizio ...

By Elisabetta Povoledo Reporting from Rome Pope Francis on Monday appointed ... including the director of the Vatican museums. Sister Brambilla is the first prefect of a department of the Roman ...