Pope Francis is the spiritual leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics who preaches for a more open church and empathy for ...

After Vance met with the Vatican's second-highest official -- secretary ... the Institute of International and Strategic Relations (IRIS) in Paris. "There is the fight against gender theories ...

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A change in popes is a complicated process, with centuries-old rituals involving the transition in leadership for both the ...

Vatican City is located in Rome, along the Tiber River. Yes, the Vatican is its own country. In fact, it's the smallest fully independent nation state in the world, according to Britannica. The ...

The Empire State Building is shining gold and white tower lights for a four-hour window to honor the life and legacy of Pope Francis following his death.

The boy who would become Pope Francis was born as Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires on Dec. 17, 1936. Bookish, ...

The Vatican declined to confirm or deny the reports ... visits — including one in which he wasn’t dressed in his papal white cassock — to pray in St. Peter’s Basilica and St. Mary Major ...

VATICAN CITY (AP ... unannounced visits — including one in which he wasn’t dressed in his papal white cassock — to pray in St. Peter’s Basilica and St. Mary Major basilica across ...