On Sunday, April 6, the fifth Sunday of Lent, St. Peter’s Basilica renewed an ancient tradition by displaying “Veronica’s Veil,” the cloth believed to have wiped the face of Christ on His way to Calvary.

More than 20,000 pilgrims from 90 countries will participate in the Jubilee of the Sick and Health Care Workers at the Vatican this weekend.

Rescue teams in Myanmar race to find survivors after Friday’s 7.7 quake, battling not just time but extreme heat over 100°F.

Caravaggio takes center stage in this rare exhibition of his Baroque masterpieces during Rome's Jubilee of Hope.

When Pope Francis instituted the Missionaries of Mercy in 2016, Argentine priest José Luis Quijano never expected it would renew his priestly zeal after more than 30 years of ministry.

The Vatican has published the official calendar of liturgical celebrations planned for Holy Week, but it has not clarified whether Pope Francis will preside.

Dr. Sergio Alfieri, who led Pope Francis' medical team during his 38-day stay at Gemelli Hospital, revealed that a critical moment came when they had to choose between continuing treatment or letting him die.

The Vatican says Pope Francis’ recovery at St. Martha’s continues as prescribed by doctors. His Wednesday audience and Sunday Angelus remain suspended, with texts released instead. He'll avoid large crowds until late May to prevent further infection.

The “2025 Annuario Pontificio” and the “2023 Annuarium Statisticum Ecclesiae” have been released, providing a detailed analysis of the life of the Catholic Church globally.

The 14,000-ton, five-century-old dome of St. Peter’s Basilica will debut new lighting this coming Easter to further enhance Michelangelo’s magnificent work.

Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin denied that during his three recent visits to Pope Francis, hospitalized at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital since Feb. 14, they had discussed the possibility of the pope’s resignation.

The prefect of the Holy See’s Dicastery for the Eastern Churches, Cardinal Claudio Gugerotti, asked bishops to avoid promoting fundraising events that would duplicate the Pontifical Collection for the Holy Land taken up on Good Friday.

A group of tango enthusiasts, the emblematic dance of Pope Francis’ homeland, gathered in the plaza in front of Gemelli Hospital on Sunday to express their support and closeness to the Holy Father through dance.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has provided the Vatican with a list of names of Ukrainians detained by the Russian military, requesting diplomatic mediation to secure their release.

The Holy See’s delegation to the United Nations is organizing a March 19 event in conjunction with the 69th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women titled “The Scourge of Pornography in the Digital Age.”

The Chaldean Patriarch of Baghdad, Cardinal Louis Raphael Sako, said with emotion that most of the Iraqi population has been distressed by Pope Francis' extended hospitalization and that even "Muslims are praying for his recovery."

Father Raffaele Grimaldi emphasized during a meeting with journalists near the Vatican that the Holy Father knows “that those who have made mistakes need us to give them a hand so that they can get back on track.”

What do the Swiss Guards do when the Holy Father is outside the Vatican walls, as is the case with Pope Francis in the hospital?

As people from different countries continue to arrive in the Eternal City to experience this year’s Jubilee of Hope, the hospital where Pope Francis is staying has also now become a part of their pilgrimage.

Father Gabriel Romanelli, IVE, pastor of Holy Family Parish, Gaza’s only Catholic parish, spoke with Pope Francis on Tuesday despite the pontiff’s critical hospitalization for bilateral pneumonia.

A UK High Court ruling confirms the Vatican Secretariat of State was deceived by Italian financier Raffaele Mincione in a flawed London property deal.

Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia called speculation about Pope Francis' health and a pre-conclave mood "morbid," though concern for his health is understandable.

Speaking on Pope Francis’ current health crisis, Jesuit Father Antonio Spadaro, a personal friend of the Holy Father, said in an interview on Wednesday that “the situation is delicate, but I [haven’t] seen any cause for alarm.”

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican secretary of state, said that Europe must “rediscover itself” in order to be able to face the “major challenges” of culture, commerce, and migration.