The history of the papacy is filled with unusual, dramatic events. From a pope put on trial after death to a resignation that broke a 600-year tradition, the Vatican’s past is anything but predictable ...

With thousands of infirmed people and caregivers gathered for Mass April 6 in St. Peter's Square, Pope Francis, seated in a ...

In his first general audience, which was held this morning in St. Peter's Square in the presence of 15,000 people, the Pope again gave thanks to God for having elected him as Peter's successor ...

Pope Francis marked the 12th anniversary of his papacy Thursday with increasingly positive medical updates four weeks into ...

Pope Francis compared this experience to the woman in the day's Gospel reading, who had been condemned and ostracised for her ...