The Vatican on Thursday opened the most solemn period of Holy Week with a recovering Pope Francis largely on the sidelines, ...

Francis delegated to two cardinals his role in presiding over this weekend's Easter masses, The Vatican Press Office said on ...

Although the pontiff has begun meeting with more people, he remains frail and will not lead important Easter events, the ...

His election reflected a broader geographical shift in the church. Although the Vatican has been Catholicism’s spiritual and ...

A still-convalescing Pope Francis said Thursday he was doing "as best I can" as he visited inmates at Rome's central jail ...

A commonly-used design for the Vatican flag, flown frequently even at the Vatican itself, contains a small but easily-noticed ...

Queen Camilla wore black to meet Pope Francis at the Vatican, but why can Princess Charlene and other royal women wear white?

The Catholic Church starts its busiest week of the year on Sunday with the countdown to Easter, but Pope Francis remains out ...