Pope Francis made a short and unannounced visit Saturday to St. Peter's Basilica to pray before this evening's Easter vigil ...

Francis did not celebrate the Easter Mass in the piazza, delegating it to Cardinal Angelo Comastri, the retired archpriest of St. Peter’s Basilica.

VATICAN CITY — (AP) — Pope Francis made a brief appearance on Easter Sunday to bless the thousands of people in St. Peter's ...

Pope Francis' surprise visit to St. Peter's Basilica is a clear sign that his condition is improving, the Vatican press ...

The Fabric of St. Peter is the office that oversees the conservation and maintenance of St. Peter’s Basilica and the surrounding ... “We want to give back what has been given to us and what ...

On his way back to St. Peter’s Basilica from where he had emerged, Francis stopped to bless a rosary, and offered candy to a boy who greeted him. The 88-year-old Francis is entering his fourth ...

Pope Francis' surprise visit to St. Peter's Basilica to pray and see ongoing ... For his first two weeks back at the Vatican, he stayed close to his room and office in the Domus Sanctae Marthae ...

On his way back to St. Peter’s Basilica from where he had emerged, Francis stopped to bless a rosary, and offered candy to a boy who greeted him. The 88-year-old Francis is entering his fourth ...