As the Vatican prepares for the May 7 conclave to elect a new pope following the death of Pope Francis, a major milestone was reached with the installation of the Sistine Chapel chimney. Vatican ...

The late Pope Francis tried improving the Catholic Church’s relationship with Beijing by increasing engagement. Here’s what ...

Efforts to fix the Vatican’s broken finances helped restore confidence among big givers. But the work isn’t finished.

Vatican City, the smallest country, is led by the Pope as its monarch, featuring unique systems, historic landmarks, and ...

Thanks to a treaty with the Vatican, the pope holds sway over areas like education, the military, and public holidays in ...

Each of the five religions—the other four being Buddhism, Taoism, Islam, and Protestantism—have government ... on their governing structure. Traditionally the Vatican governs Catholicism ...

Pope Francis, 88, died Monday morning at the Vatican. A picture shows a Catholic cardinal sealing Pope Francis' residence ...

Cuba thaw and inked a deal with China on bishop appointments. His calls for peace and to fight climate change were not always ...

After Pope Francis’s death at the age of 88, the process of electing the next pontiff will begin. Cardinal electors, the vast ...

US vicepresident, JD Vance, and his family visited the Sistine Chapel after 'cordial' talks with the Vatican.