Watch out for that bat behind you,” warned Luca Messina, a civil engineer who moonlights as a speleo-archaeologist with ...

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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 ...

Pope Francis, who is recovering from a life-threatening bout of pneumonia, urged Catholics Sunday to mark Lent as a "time of ...

Pope Francis, who is recovering from a life-threatening bout of pneumonia, intends to give his Easter Sunday blessing, the ...

The motorcade carrying the 88-year-old pope entered the Perugino gate into Vatican City, and Francis was seen in the front ...

JUST before leaving Rome’s Gemelli hospital after more than five weeks of treatment for breathing difficulties, double ...

ANALYSIS: Who will lead the Holy Week liturgies? Will Francis meet in person with King Charles? These are just some of the questions the Vatican must answer in the coming days.

Pope Francis came so close to death at one point during his 38-day fight in hospital against pneumonia that his doctors ...

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