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 was put on as a precaution, the Vatican spokesman said in a statement

This historic country is not defined by its small size - it's a highly significant city and you can see the whole place in a day.

Jubilees are typically celebrated every 25 years in the Catholic Church. Here's why, including tips on where to stay, what to eat and how to avoid the crowds.

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

The Catholics surrounding Trump’s second term are best represented by his vice president, JD Vance, who converted to Catholicism and embraced family-oriented and conservative policies, echoing a general trend of young U.S. Catholic men shifting rightward.

The Vatican City State’s first decree regulating the use of artificial ... as outlined in the Vatican’s “Rome Call for AI Ethics,” a document calling for transparency, accountability, and social justice in artificial intelligence.

Pope Francis has hailed the release of Cuban prisoners as a "gesture of great hope" that he prays will be undertaken elsewhere.

President Joe Biden awarded Pope Francis with the Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction, the highest U.S. civilian honor, the White House announced on Saturday. Biden, the nation's second ...

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

Imagine if Clarkson’s Farm was on Long Island, not the Cotswolds golden triangle, and run not by Jeremy Clarkson but a celebrated Italian actor and feminist who speaks three languages, has an impeccable heritage and earned a master’s in animal behaviour and conservation.

As Conclave features heavily in the awards season – 12 nominations in the Baftas, and more expected in the Oscar line-up as we went to press – Isabelle Grey and Mark Lawson pick the best 20 Catholic f

The world’s smallest sovereign state has a population of less than 800 and is surrounded by the city of Rome, but the Vatican City has felt the need to toughen punishments for people entering illegally ahead of what is expected to be a busier than usual year.