Hundreds of cardinals attended mass inside St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Sunday, to mark the end of a nine-day mourning ...

Urbi et orbi” means “To the city [of Rome] and to the world.” It is a special apostolic blessing given by the pope every year on Easter Sunday, Christmas, and other special occasions.

"The meeting, which lasted a few minutes, gave them the opportunity to exchange Easter greetings," the Vatican press office ...

Travel plans published ahead of Vance's trip did not include a scheduled meeting between the vice president and Pope Francis.

Pope Francis entered St. Peter's Square on Sunday in an open-air popemobile for the first time since surviving double ...

Vatican City — Pope Francis thanked his personal nurse for encouraging him to greet the crowds in St Peter's Square on Easter ...

The pontiff had remained surprisingly active despite twice nearly dying in respiratory crises earlier this year.

Pope Francis gave the traditional Easter blessing on Sunday, appearing from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica in front of ...

While he is listening to his doctors’ advice, the pope is still determined to be visible over Easter, meaning the Vatican is on high alert for last-minute appearances. On Saturday, the Vatican said ...

One of the Catholic leader’s final acts was issuing an apparent condemnation of the Trump administration Vatican Media via Vatican Pool/Getty Pope Francis died at age 88 on Easter Monday, April ...

Pope Francis, who is still recovering from treatment for bilateral pneumonia, greeted crowds gathered in a tulip-filled St ...

Vatican City — Pope Francis thanked his personal nurse for encouraging him to greet the crowds in St Peter's Square on Easter Sunday, according to the Vatican, which said that these were amongst ...