Lawrence is a cog in the bureaucracy that underpins the smooth running of the Vatican, albeit an important one: as Dean of the College of Cardinals, he will oversee the election of the new Pope.

Rome — Pope Francis fell Thursday and hurt his right arm, the Vatican said, just weeks after another apparent fall resulted in a bad bruise on his chin. Francis didn't break his arm, but a sling ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Donald Trump might not be president yet, but world leaders have been preparing for his second term, including the head of the world’s 1.3 billion Catholics, Pope Francis.

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis said Donald Trump’s plans to impose mass deportations of immigrants would be a “disgrace,” as he weighed in on the incoming U.S. president’s pledges nearly a decade after ...

During the Jan. 8 general audience held in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, Pope Francis and those in attendance enthusiastically enjoyed a circus performance that included acrobatics and the ...

The Vatican City State has toughened sanctions for those who try to illegally enter its territory in areas where free access is not allowed. In a decree issued last month by the Holy See ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis on Monday named the first woman to head a major Vatican office, appointing an Italian nun, Sister Simona Brambilla, to become prefect of the department responsible for ...