The origins of this festival of love, which dates back at least to the medieval ... of Pope Alexander VI. The first Valentine’s Day cards appeared in commercial trade in Europe in the 18th ...

During the Renaissance, powerful families from all over Europe descended upon Rome in order to be closer ... This was the historical home base of the Farnese family, the wealthy clan that counted Pope ...

The 88-year-old pontiff is now able to spend some time during the day off high flows of oxygen and use just ordinary ...

The Vatican has released the first photograph of the pope in more than a month, showing Pope Francis wearing a purple Lenten ...

King Charles III is scheduled to have an audience with Pope Francis during a state visit next month to the Vatican, ...

Pope Francis has approved a new three-year reform process for the Catholic Church, sending a strong signal he plans to ...

Pope Francis approved a new three-year process to consider reforms for the global Catholic Church, the Vatican said on ...

Pope Francis has entered the fifth week of hospital treatment for double pneumonia very much looking ahead as he worked on a ...

Pope Francis marked the 12th anniversary of his pontificate in the hospital as he received increasingly positive medical news ...

Pope Francis was hospitalized on Feb. 14, after suffering a bout of bronchitis for weeks and after increasingly finding it ...

Pope's treatment for pneumonia changes the tenor of celebrations Unclear how long recovery might take for Francis, 88 Some Catholics hope pope continues to speak up on political issues VATICAN ...