On Dec. 20, Donald Trump announced his intention to nominate Brian Burch as the next U.S. ambassador to the Vatican. Burch, ...

Pope Francis has approved new rites for his own funeral for when he dies to simplify rituals and be buried outside the Vatican.

Pope Francis on Tuesday penned an essay for the New York Times on the importance of fostering a sense of humor, of quelling narcissism through “appropriate doses of self-irony,” and of ...

Peter's Square on Jan. 5, 2025, as they gather to hear the pope pray the Angelus. Credit: Vatican Media At the start of the new year, Francis encouraged everyone to reflect on their capacity to ...

Pope Francis has formally signed off on the canonization of Carlo Acutis, who will become the first-ever saint from the millennial generation. Donald Trump says the U.S. needs control of Greenland ...

Francis’ autobiography, the first ever from a pope, will be released in January. According to the book’s publisher, Penguin Random House, it was written “over six years,” with Francis writing ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Pope Francis ushered in the New Year with a renewed appeal for the faithful to reject abortion, calling for ...

the first ever from a pope, will be released in January. According to the book’s publisher, Penguin Random House, it was written “over six years,” with Francis writing “candidly ...

Pope Francis attended the episcopal ordination of Rome’s new auxiliary bishop and vicegerent at the Basilica of St. John Lateran Saturday afternoon. Monsignor Renato Tarantelli Baccari ...

Pope Francis called for the protection of life at New Year’s Day Mass on Wednesday, offering a seemingly anti-abortion message. “Let us entrust this new year to Mary, Mother of God,” Francis ...

The Mass also marked the Jubilee Year, launched on Christmas, with Francis noting that ... in human suffering and need. The Pope concluded by entrusting the new Jubilee Year to Mary, praying ...

Pope Francis has named Cardinal Robert McElroy as the new leader of the Catholic Church in Washington DC. Cardinal McElroy has criticised US president-elect Donald Trump's political agenda in the ...