The pope's visit came during the same weekend that Venice launched a new five-euro ($5.35) entry fee for day trippers, aimed at easing the pressure of tourism on the UNESCO World Heritage site.

Sunday's trip to Venice is the first time the pope has traveled since his visit to Marseille in September. The 87-year-old has had several health issues that recently forced him to cancel travel ...

Pope Francis, 87, met inmates, staff and volunteers at Giudecca jail during first trip outside Rome for months The pope has met female prisoners in Venice who are stars of the Vatican’s pavilion ...

Pope Francis has become the first pontiff to visit Venice’s contemporary art festival during a trip which saw him visit a female prison and rehabilitate the reputation of a pioneering American nun ...

Fragile health has prevented the 87-year-old leader of the world's 1.3 billion Catholics from travelling in recent months, his last trip being a visit to the French city of Marseille in September.

Francis hosted an audience with over 100 comic entertainers, also including Chris Rock, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Conan O’Brien ...

VATICAN CITY − Pope Francis used a highly derogatory term towards the LGBT community as he reiterated in a closed-door meeting with Italian bishops that gay people should not be allowed to ...

Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich of Luxembourg, considered a key Pope Francis ally. (Credit: Vatican Media.) Listen ROME – When Pope Francis visits Belgium and Luxembourg later this year, the trip ...

JAKARTA: Pope Francis’ activities during his upcoming visit to Indonesia in September will be centered in Jakarta, a representative from the Indonesian Bishop’s Conference (KWI) has said.

Pope Francis’ activities during his upcoming visit to Indonesia in September will be centered in Jakarta, a representative from the Indonesian Bishop’s Conference (KWI) has said. The head of ...

U.S. military families stationed in Vicenza, Italy, who want to make a day trip to Venice can spend their money on things other than the city’s 5-euro experimental tourism fee, according to ...