Rome — Pope Francis fell Thursday and hurt his right arm, the Vatican said, just weeks after another apparent fall resulted in a bad bruise on his chin. Francis didn't break his arm, but a sling was put on as a precaution, the Vatican spokesman said in a statement

Jubilees are typically celebrated every 25 years in the Catholic Church. Here's why, including tips on where to stay, what to eat and how to avoid the crowds.

This historic country is not defined by its small size - it's a highly significant city and you can see the whole place in a day.

PBS host Kathy McCabe provides tips and restaurant suggestions for visitors to Rome during the Jubilee of 2025 and suggests other favorite destinations to escape the crowds in Italy.

Pope Francis will install Franciscan nun Raffaella Petrini as head of the General Secretariat of the Government of the State.

The Catholics surrounding Trump’s second term are best represented by his vice president, JD Vance, who converted to Catholicism and embraced family-oriented and conservative policies, echoing a general trend of young U.S. Catholic men shifting rightward.

President Joe Biden awarded Pope Francis with the Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction, the highest U.S. civilian honor, the White House announced on Saturday. Biden, the nation's second ...

Franciscan Sister Raffaella Petrini will become head of the General Secretariat of the Government of the Vatican City State in March.

Pope Francis has hailed the release of Cuban prisoners as a "gesture of great hope" that he prays will be undertaken elsewhere.

The world’s smallest sovereign state has a population of less than 800 and is surrounded by the city of Rome, but the Vatican City has felt the need to toughen punishments for people entering illegally ahead of what is expected to be a busier than usual year.

Imagine if Clarkson’s Farm was on Long Island, not the Cotswolds golden triangle, and run not by Jeremy Clarkson but a celebrated Italian actor and feminist who speaks three languages, has an impeccable heritage and earned a master’s in animal behaviour and conservation.

While NASCAR legend Kenny Wallace made his name around American-made stock racecars, he always had a keen interest in exquisite Italian cars.