The Vatican houses the central government of the Catholic Church and is also an independent city-state. The pope is both the ...

Pope Francis has spent 19 full days at Rome's Gemelli hospital, however, it doesn't come close to approaching the record-long stays of St. John Paul II during his quarter-century pontificate.

The Vatican announced that cardinals in Rome, as well as members of the Roman Curia, will gather with the faithful in St. Peter's Square to pray for Pope Francis' health. In a statement published ...

Situated beyond S. Giovanni, due east of the city centre, Pigneto is primarily a ...