Christie’s was set this month to sell the 17th century painting known as Saint Sébastien, by Greek master El Greco, but ...

Many who know him said that Francis, driven by a sense of mission and a discipline born of his early training, essentially ...

ROME — Pope Francis was in critical condition Saturday after he suffered a long asthmatic respiratory crisis that required high flows of oxygen, the Vatican said.

When the Vatican appointed the sculptor and architect Michelangelo to rebuild St. Peter's Basilica, he based it on the Greek ...

Pope get better soon!” and “Pope are you also afraid of syringes?” were among the tender sentences written under colourful ...

Further reading: A historic prayer gathering of Protestants, Orthodox and Catholics in papal Rome One cannot overstate how much progress was made in the 20th century: the pope, for the majority of ...

The White House poked fun at Canada ahead of the 4 Nations Face-Off final hockey game in Boston Thursday evening, saying it ...

The pope looms so large in everyday Italian life that there are lots of expressions that make light of even a dark event like ...

Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco (Italy, 80) Bagnasco has been a key figure in the Italian Episcopal Conference. Known for his ...

Pope Francis, hospitalized Friday with bronchitis, has a "polymicrobial respiratory tract infection," the Vatican said Monday ...

The Vatican has canceled papal audiences through the weekend and delegated others to cover for Pope Francis as the ...

Pope Francis didn't mince words while commenting on the potential massive deportation of illegal migrants in the United States following incoming U.S. President Donald Trump's inauguration on ...