The decision struck many Vatican observers as an odd choice for an institution that usually tries to select conciliatory ...

Vatican Diary. The health chronicles of popes are an old practice, revealing—at least in certain eras—the frail constitution ...

The 266th head of the Catholic Church called for peace in the Middle East—a routine request from his predecessors. But Pope ...

Pope Francis, who turned 88 last month and asked an aide to read a major speech last week due to a cold, says in a new book ...

Enlightening cinemagoers (and earning Oscar buzz) in Vatican thriller Conclave is just the latest act in her stellar ...

Pope Francis told ambassadors accredited to the Holy See on Thursday that he wasn't up to delivering his annual foreign ...

The pope pointed to the assassination attempt against Donald Trump as an example of growing polarization and mistrust.

Pope Francis (R) reads a speech during his weekly general audience in the Paul VI hall at the Vatican on January 8, 2025.

Pope Francis’ reveals in his new autobiography titled ‘Hope’ – the second of two books in two years by the pontiff ...

Pope Francis' mission of serving the poor "has never ceased," the White House said in its statement about the award.

At Pentecost, when those who heard Peter’s speech were touched to the heart ... of the Baptism of the Lord when he baptized babies in the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican, Pope Francis told the parents, ...