When Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, welcomed Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda to the Vatican March ...

The Vatican houses the central government of the Catholic Church and is also an independent city-state. The pope is both the head of the Catholic Church and head of state. In order to govern both, he ...

All indications suggest the 88-year-old pontiff has overcome the possible risks from a respiratory crisis last week. He is ...

Doctors on Saturday reported that Francis was in stable condition, with no mention of him being critical, and he had managed ...

Pope Francis is “still resting following a peaceful night" as he continues his recovery from double pneumonia, the Vatican ...

Pope Francis had a visit Sunday from the Vatican secretary of state as he continued his recovery from double pneumonia, but ...

The Vatican distributed a message from the pope in which he thanked his doctors for their care and well-wishers for their ...

Cardinal Fernando Vérgez Alzaga, LC, president of the Governorate of Vatican City State and president of the Pontifical ...