The full name of the country is State of Vatican City. It stands on Vatican Hill in northwestern Rome, Italy west of the Tiber River. It is comprised of roughly 100 acres. Tall stone walls ...

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

Alberto Angela has made a career out of exploring his hometown. Here are his favourite spots to unearth Rome's millennia of secrets, from the Vatican Museums to Ostia Antica.

The extraordinary is everywhere in the Eternal City, and the best thing about this second Sistine Chapel is that you won’t ...

After Francis' appearance at the hospital, he's expected to leave the facility by car and return to the Vatican.

Rome is in the midst of a major uplift with billions of euros pouring in from a European Union pandemic recovery fund just as the Vatican City celebrates a jubilee.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — As Pope Francis remains hospitalized in Rome, thousands of faithful from around the world ... assumption to “sorrowful” ones like Jesus climbing the Calvary hill. “Mary is the ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis returned home to the Vatican on Sunday after he was hospitalized for five weeks with a ...

The 88-year-old pontiff has been hospitalized for six weeks with pneumonia in both lungs. He will need to rest in the Vatican ...

Here’s a look at the Vatican, also known as the Holy See, the spiritual and governing center of the Roman Catholic Church. Facts The full name of the country is State of Vatican City. It stands on ...