Pope Francis will open “five sacred portals” on Christmas Eve for a ritual that has never been performed before. Pope Francis ...

The Vatican has approved new guidelines for Italian bishops, permitting homosexual individuals to enter the seminary on the ...

Curious about the fate of the would-be attackers, the next day Pope Francis inquired with a security official, who tersely responded: "They are no more". According to his account, the Iraqi police ...

6 (UPI) --Pope Francis on Monday named Sister Simona Brambilla ... 6 (UPI) -- A man with a knife was detained Monday outside the official residence of Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo ...

The official image and slogan, "Let us take the first step," of Pope Francis' visit to Colombia was announced on March 10, 2017, and is addressed to all Colombians to reach reconciliation and peace.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Pope Francis has named the first woman to head a major Vatican office, tapping Sister Simona Brambilla to ...

In his Sunday Angelus address, Pope Francis encouraged Christians to be “messengers of hope” in the jubilee year by saying “‘yes’ to life.” Umbrellas dotted St. Peter’s Square on the ...

By Elisabetta Povoledo Reporting from Rome Pope Francis on Monday appointed Sister ... Sister Brambilla will lead the department — its official title is Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated ...

Pope Francis has appointed Sister Simona Brambilla to lead a Vatican department, naming the first woman head of the office ...

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

9 to Jan. 12 and will meet with Pope Francis and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, a White House official said on Thursday, in a trip that will take place shortly before his presidency ends.

For the second time in the last couple of days, Pope Francis condemned Israel's actions in Gaza during his official remarks. During his weekly Angelus prayer on Sunday, Pope Francis accused Israel of ...