Appearing publicly in street clothes for the first time as pontiff, Pope Francis went into St. Peter’s Basilica to pray and greet the faithful.

Pope Francis' surprise visit to St. Peter's Basilica to pray and see ongoing restoration work is a clear sign that his ...

Two art restorers were putting the final touches on a months-long restoration of the tomb of Pope Urban VIII, who in 1626 ...

A Vatican spokesman told journalists the pope had wanted to get some air and then decided to extend his time outside of his ...

The recent restoration of the funerary monument of Urban VIII is displayed to journalists inside St. Peter’s Basilica at the ...

In this year of the Catholic Jubilee, some locals are sounding the alarm about the risks of overtourism. But Rome is planning ...

As a parent, you’re grieving, but then you see your kids completely heartbroken and asking why. And you can’t tell them,” one ...

The US Geological Survey estimated that the death toll could top 1,000. The full extent of death, injury and destruction is ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis offered prayers to the victims of a powerful earthquake in Southeast Asia on Friday, the sixth day of his convalescence in the Vatican after a five-week ...

In a statement posted on his organization’s website, Burch said he was “committed to working with leaders inside the Vatican and the ... s Cathedral in New York City. Since 2015, federal ...

Pope Francis back at the Vatican after 5 weeks in hospital Doctors prescribed pope two months of further rest Unclear how often pope will be seen in public in coming weeks VATICAN CITY, March 24 ...