Watch as Pope Francis leads Easter Mass at the Vatican on Sunday 31 March. The pontiff yesterday soldiered through a more than two-hour Easter Vigil Mass in St Peter’s Basilica, one of the longest ...

THE UNIVERSE, July 12 — Cardinal Keith O’Brien of Glasgow has asked the Vatican to investigate claims that a dying baby was healed after coming into contact with a relic of the Venerable Margaret ...

A popular blog that closely monitors the Vatican has reported that Pope Francis wants to send envoys to Moscow and Kyiv to begin discussions about achieving a truce. The blog, Il Sismografo, reported ...

About 250,000 people attended the funeral service for Pope Francis on Saturday morning in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, before the late leader of the Catholic Church was transported to the Papal ...

The Vatican's child protection advisory panel called for reparations to victims of clergy sexual abuse and sanctions on the ...

VATICAN CITY — Hours after explosions at Sri Lankan churches and hotels left dozens dead and hundreds more injured, Pope Francis prayed for the victims during his annual Easter message at the Vatican.

Pope Francis was laid to rest inside his favourite Rome church, Santa Maria Maggiore in Italy, after a funeral mass at St. Peter’s Square According to the Vatican, Pope Francis is the first in over a ...

Black smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday afternoon, indicating that the cardinals had not yet reached the two-thirds majority needed to elect a new pope. The College of Cardinals will ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s last words were “Lord, I love you,” his longtime secretary said Sunday, quoting a nurse who helped care for the 95-year-old former pontiff in his final ...

The Catholic Church plays a big role in Vatican Girl. The series offers a look at what life is like inside the world’s tiniest country, which has a population of just a few hundred people. It also ...

MAIL & GUARDIAN ONLINE, Nov. 8 — The Vatican Radio's “podcasting” service, launched with little fanfare during the summer, has proved unexpectedly popular, according to Mail & Guardian Online. “It has ...