It has been ten days since Pope Francis has been recovering at the Vatican. On April 1st, the Holy See Press Office communicated, on the occasion of a new press briefing, about the “stable ...

Pope Francis received the staff of the Gemelli Hospital in Rome where he was treated for 38 days for a double pneumonia that nearly cost him his life, the Vatican announced. “Thank you for your ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican on Thursday opened the most solemn period of Holy Week with a recovering Pope Francis largely on the sidelines, as cardinals were designated to take his place ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — U.S. Vice President JD Vance will be in Rome April 18 and has meetings planned with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and with Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — A convalescing Pope Francis greeted the crowd in St. Peter’s Square on Palm Sunday, wishing more than 20,000 faithful a “Good Palm Sunday, a good Holy Week," in yet ...

Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. Easter week begins on Palm Sunday, which is when the Pope holds a special mass in Saint Peter’s Square in Vatican City. Even though this is ...

Vatican City (AFP) – Pope Francis was "happy" to get out and about this week but while his health is improving, it is too soon to confirm his participation in Easter celebrations, the Vatican ...

President Donald Trump’s nominee for ambassador to the Vatican defended many of the administration’s foreign-aid cuts at a Senate hearing Tuesday, even while saying Catholic charitable groups are well ...

In this image released by Vatican Media, Britain’s King Charles III and Queen Camilla meet Pope Francis at The Vatican, Wednesday, April 9, 2025. (Vatican Media via AP) Britain’s King Charles III, ...

I'm Ben Wedeman, CNN, reporting from Rome. Pope Francis met privately with King Charles III and Queen Camilla on Wednesday at the Vatican during the royal couple's four-day state visit to Italy ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis met privately with King Charles III and Queen Camilla on Wednesday at the Vatican during the royal couple’s four-day state visit to Italy and on the occasion of their ...