The Vatican may have been home to a series of 16 erotic frescos that were quickly turned into a booklet with accompanying ...

The pope's return home, after the longest hospitalization of his 12-year papacy and the second-longest in recent papal ...

If you visit Rome in May you can expect fewer crowds and lower hotel prices than peak summer months, as well as near perfect weather. Sounds pretty good, right? Well, we’ve been to Rome in July and ...

If you're visiting the Vatican, you might be surprised to learn that this common item is banned. Here's why you can't bring ...

The Vatican has released the first photograph of the pope in more than a month, showing Pope Francis wearing a purple Lenten liturgical vestments sitting in a wheelchair in front of an altar in the ...

Pope Francis is participating in the Vatican’s spiritual retreat from a Rome hospital as he continues his recovery from double pneumonia ROME -- ROME (AP) — Pope Francis is participating in ...

Pope Francis is responding well to treatment at a Rome hospital for pneumonia, the Vatican said Saturday, adding that the 88-year-old's condition had seen "a gradual, slight improvement." "The ...

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis is showing a "good response" to his hospital treatment for double pneumonia and his overall condition is gradually improving, the Vatican said on Saturday. Francis, 88 ...

The pope continues to alternate between high flow oxygen therapy during the day and non-invasive ventilation at night, the Vatican press office said. On Saturday morning, Francis prayed inside a ...

Inside you will find the stunning Michelangelo-designed dome towers, famous works like Bernini’s Baldachin and Michelangelo’s Pietà. The Vatican Museums house one of the most extensive art ...

For the first time since his hospitalization around three weeks ago, Pope Francis is showing a good response to treatment, a Vatican source told CNN. This follows a statement from the Vatican ...