At the Vatican, the Christmas tree ... and sent them in a hefty package to Pope Francis (with a request for acknowledgment of ...

Pope Francis pauses to pray after leaving white roses at ... He prayed that God would hear people's prayers for their beloved dead and would "open your arms of mercy" and receive them into the ...

ROME — The Vatican ... pope’s critics, though, Viganò was in a league of his own. Viganò for years was considered a darling ...

Two days after opening the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica to inaugurate the Holy Year 2025, Pope Francis will travel to a ...

Pope Francis has decided the next world Synod of Bishops at the Vatican, which will take place in October 2022, will have the theme: "For a synodal church: Communion, participation and mission." ...

BRUSSELS (AP) — On a brutal day for the frail and aging Pope Francis ... And if it did, like the university does, open its arms more to the LGBTQ+ community?” he asked. The comments certainly ...

The Pope has warned against a new arms race as he called for peace in ... of our common home”, the pope added, according to ...

A little over a decade ago, Pope John Paul II announced a plan to open the Vatican archives for the papacy of Pius XI (1922-39). The prospect of being among the first to read the thousands of newly ...

Mary is always the mother that brings us to Jesus,” the Holy Father said. “Mary does not only point to herself. She points to Jesus.” ...

the Vatican’s doctrinal czar insisted Monday that Pope Francis has made it clear that now is not the time to resolve that issue, but that in the meantime other possibilities for empowering women ...

Pope Francis said in a recent meeting with priests who hear confessions at St. Peter’s Basilica that the church has over 40,000 visitors a day. The Vatican ... Father will open the second ...

Laura Itzkowitz While Vatican City is home to both the Roman Catholic Church's governing body and its leader, the pope, this small nation within Rome offers a wealth of attractions open to ...