The Latest Breaking News from Vatican

Jonathan Pryce was humorous, O’Toole capricious, Liv Ullman secretly female and Jude Law memorably Speedo-clad – onscreen pontiffs have come in all forms

When the late Pope Francis first stepped on to the balcony of Saint Peter’s Basilica following his election 12 years ago, he remarked that he had been called almost from the “end of the world”. He was the first non-European pontiff since Gregory III, elected in AD731, who was of…

Taiwan to send former vice-president despite Vatican being one of country’s few diplomatic allies

During the latest in Howard Burton’s Masterpiece series, the art historian turns his low-tech but scholarly attention to Raphael’s interior decoration in the Vatican palace

Approximately 20,000 people have filed into St Peter's Square in the Vatican to glimpse Pope Francis lying in state on Wednesday, 23 April.

Edward Berger's Oscar-winning film 'Conclave' has re-entered the cultural conversation following Pope Francis' death. The 2024 film feels prescient considering the upcoming conclave – something mirrored in viewership numbers. But how accurate is the film? Here’s everything you need to know.

Vatican breaks with tradition as public viewing begins at St Peter’s Basilica.

The body of Pope Francis has been moved to St. Peter's Basilica where it will lie in state for three days ahead of his funeral on Saturday (26.04.25).

Pope Francis said that for his spiritual message to be credible, the Vatican’s finances had to be credible as well.

Africa, with its huge Catholic population, featured prominently on Pope Francis’s agenda.

Pilgrims from around the world are expected to flock to the Vatican for Pope Francis’ funeral, following his death aged 88 on Monday, 21 April.