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 ...

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

A painting of Christ being laid in the tomb, long hidden under layers of overpainting and forgotten by history, will once ...

From today, the unknown canvas by Andrea Mantegna is exhibited in the Vatican Museums, a large painting of rare power ...

The artwork, believed to be the original work of Mantegna, was recently rediscovered in the Sanctuary of Pompeii.

As Pope Francis marks five weeks in Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, doctors have said he continues to improve but have not yet given ...

If you're visiting the Vatican, you might be surprised to learn that this common item is banned. Here's why you can't bring ...

Those efforts appear to have been rewarded. In December, Trump selected Burch to be the next U.S. ambassador to the Holy See; the nomination was formally sent to the U.S. Senate March 11 for ...

It is the first photograph of the pope since he was hospitalized on Feb. 14 with a severe case of bronchitis, which developed ...

VATICAN CITY, Holy See (AFP) — Pope Francis is to leave hospital on Sunday and return to his residence in the Vatican where ...

Pope Francis to leave hospital on Sunday after battling pneumonia, returning to the Vatican for at least two months of ...