Not only is it tiny, it's also just a three hour flight away for Brits to visit. Vatican City has one of the most striking ...

The Vatican is located within the city of Rome, encompassing 110 acres with a population of under 1,000, which makes it the world’s smallest country. While the Vatican may be small in size ...

For Beijing, an agreement with the Vatican could allow them more control over the country's underground churches. Father Dong Guanhua has been kicked out of the Chinese Catholic church for calling ...

Critics argue the pact legitimizes China’s control over church affairs, while defenders say it helps support Catholics faithful to the Vatican in the Communist country. By Elisabetta Povoledo ...

Pope Francis' tour spread compassion and fraternity in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste, and Singapore ...

China and the Vatican have agreed to extend an agreement concerning the appointment of Chinese bishops, the two parties said on Tuesday. Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian told a ...

About 800 manuscripts are to be digitised and made available to the public Hundreds of medieval Greek manuscripts held by Cambridge and Heidelberg universities and the Vatican are to be made ...

Vatican-China deal gives Beijing input into selection of bishops Four-year renewal indicates new level of trust, analysts say Conservative Catholics fear the deal hands China too much control ...

China and the Vatican have agreed to extend an accord on the appointment of Catholic bishops in the communist country for a period of four years, the two parties said on Tuesday. The Vatican ...

Reactions to President-elect Donald Trump's victory in the U.S. presidential elections were mixed among Catholics in the United States and abroad. Echoing U.S. bishops' sentiments, Cardinal Pietro ...