Vatican News

The new head of the Catholic church is a tennis fan. Within the walls of Vatican City, he will find his own court to play on.

Efforts to fix the Vatican’s broken finances helped restore confidence among big givers. But the work isn’t finished.

Efforts to fix the Vatican’s broken finances helped restore confidence among big givers. But the work isn’t finished.

“It meant a lot to me to see him, he gave us so much,” said one woman who waited in line to file past the pontiff’s casket.

A funeral will be held on Saturday for the pope, who changed the rules to make such ceremonies simpler than those traditionally observed.