On Wednesday, 7 May, Roman Catholic cardinals from around the world will be locked inside the Sistine Chapel as the conclave - the storied process to elect a new pope - begins. Rome and the Vatican ...

ROME – When Pope Francis visits Rome’s Rebibbia prison on Dec. 26 to open a holy door as part of the official kick-off to the jubilee year, it will mark his third visit to Italy’s largest prison ...

You've always dreamed of traveling to Rome, and the time has finally come. You've booked the flights, hotel reservations are set, and the countdown to vacation has begun. Once you've got your big ...

Although 30 million Christian pilgrims will flock to Rome’s holy sites for the Eternal City’s Catholic Jubilee this year, visitors can avoid feeling overwhelmed by knowing which places to avoid.

The Italian priest Father Raffaele Grimaldi, who left his chaplaincy at the Secondigliano prison in Naples — where he served ...

MARCO SIMONE, Italy — Rome is drowning. Tourists have flooded the capital city for Labor Day, for one thing. But that’s the second kind of flood; the locals are more concerned with the traditional ...

ROME – King Charles III arrived in Rome on Monday for a state visit to Italy on his first overseas trip since being briefly hospitalized for side effects of cancer treatment. Charles is ...

The Vatican has announced the start of nighttime prayers for Pope Francis, who remains in critical condition in the hospital. The 88-year-old is battling double pneumonia and early kidney failure. The ...

ROME (AP) — King Charles III arrived in Rome on Monday for a state visit to Italy on his first overseas trip since being briefly hospitalized for side effects of cancer treatment. Charles is ...