A mysterious 12th-century Vatican prophecy by Saint Malachy predicts each pope—ending with “Peter the Roman,” who may oversee Rome's fall. Fact or forgery, it still fuels debate and apocalyptic ...

Young people will never experience this in their lives again. I’m sure of it. In practice, it will be like a World Youth Day.

MANITOWOC – The Vatican in Rome has upheld a decision to close the St. Boniface parish in downtown Manitowoc. As part of an ...

The Vatican said more than 180 participated in the fifth informal meeting in Rome on Monday. A smaller group of 135, known as the College of Cardinals, is eligible to elect a new pope. THIS IS A ...

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Vatican Conference Draws All Stripes to Rome, Welcome or Not. A major meeting to discuss sensitive issues in the Catholic Church is being held with the utmost secrecy and discretion.

Pope Francis celebrating mass in the chapel of Agostino Gemelli polyclinic in Rome on March 16, 2025. Vatican Press Hall, Via AP. No one else is visible in the picture, released by Vatican, which ...

Pope Francis was diagnosed Tuesday with double pneumonia at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, where he was first admitted on Feb. 14. 4 Pope Francis arrives for the weekly general audience at the Vatican ...

Vatican City is located in Rome, along the Tiber River. Yes, the Vatican is its own country. In fact, it's the smallest fully independent nation state in the world, according to Britannica .

The Vatican on Thursday opened the most solemn period of Holy Week with a recovering Pope Francis largely on the sidelines, as cardinals were designated to take his place presiding over the most ...

Dozens of people were injured, including 10 police officers and a firefighter, officials said. The cause of the blast was not ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis "reacted well" to planned intestinal surgery Sunday evening at a Rome hospital, the Vatican said, without giving much detail about the pontiff's condition.