St Peter’s Square, glistening in the sunshine beneath us, is slowly filling with worshippers. Later, they will have the ...

An Irish-born American cardinal was entrusted by Pope Francis to be the camerlengo, the Vatican official who runs the Holy ...

The Holy See confirmed details of the funeral for Pope Francis, noting it will begin on the first day of the Novendials nine-day mourning period. Here's everything you need to know about the Holy ...

Keith Pitt grew up a world away from the grandeur of Vatican City. Yet his roots in the Catholic Church run deep.

But the pope heads its governing structure, the Holy See, as an absolute monarch, on a diplomatic footing with other world leaders. As a diplomat, Francis pursued ambitious goals, meeting with ...

President Vladimir Putin of Russia has mourned the passing of Pope Francis, the Kremlin said on Monday. Putin, in a message ...

The Holy See is the central governing body of the Church and Vatican City, which enjoys formal diplomatic relations with ...

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