The vice president, a Catholic convert, was due to meet on Saturday with the Vatican secretary of state, Cardinal Pietro Parolin.

Holy Week is a time when the pope would be expected to be front and center of events. But as Francis continues to recover ...

A convalescing Pope Francis has greeted the crowd in St. Peter’s Square on Palm Sunday, wishing more than 20,000 faithful a “Happy Palm Sunday, Happy Holy Week." It was another ...

The statute depicts a man seated on a bench “who appears to be a homeless person” carrying only two possessions: a full ...

A new bronze sculpture installed in St. Peter's Square, near the showers and medical clinic the Vatican runs for people in ...

Pope Francis made an unannounced appearance during Palm Sunday services at the Vatican. He wished thousands who gathered at St. Peter's Square a happy Holy Week.

A convalescing Pope Francis greeted the crowd in St. Peter’s Square on Palm Sunday, wishing more than 20,000 faithful a ...

"Have a good Palm Sunday, have a good Holy Week," said the pope, speaking over applause and the cheers of the crowd.

The pontiff greeted the crowd of more than 20,000 people gathered in St Peter's Square for Palm Sunday Mass.

The Argentinian pope is entering his fourth week of convalescence during which doctors have advised him to avoid crowds.

Pope Francis made another surprise visit to St Peter's Square at the end of the Palm Sunday Mass, one day after making an ...