Pope Francis gave the traditional Easter blessing on Sunday, appearing from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica in front of ...

The Vatican celebrated Easter on Sunday without Pope Francis presiding, as the pontiff continues his recovery from a near-fatal bout of double pneumonia. In his place, Cardinal Angelo Comastri, the ...

"The meeting, which lasted a few minutes, gave them the opportunity to exchange Easter greetings," the Vatican press office ...

The Vatican has released the first photos that show Pope Francis lying in state after the head of the Catholic church died on ...

The visit at the Vatican brought together the ailing head of the Catholic Church and a high-profile convert who has ...

"Francis was my pope for less than two days," said a new Catholic visiting from the U.S. "I wish he'd stayed longer, because ...

Pope Francis didn’t celebrate Easter Mass in the piazza, but after Mass appeared on the balcony over the basilica entrance for more than 20 minutes.

Pope Francis, still recovering from a dangerous bout with bilateral pneumonia, also had a brief meeting with Vice President JD Vance.

Friday’s solemn commemoration before the crucifixion of Christ was assigned to Cardinal Claudio Gugerotti, who heads the Vatican office in charge of eastern rite Catholics. Easter Sunday was ...

One of the Catholic leader’s final acts was issuing an apparent condemnation of the Trump administration Vatican Media via Vatican Pool/Getty Pope Francis died at age 88 on Easter Monday, April ...

The Vatican also released the text of the Pope’s Easter Sunday message where Francis appealed for an end to conflicts across the world, particularly in Gaza. He lamented the “death and ...