Participants from the US and Africa urged scientific and economic thinkers on climate to consider spiritual concepts raised ...

Pope Francis was viewed as relatively progressive. His successor, the first American pope, is now in a unique position to ...

It follows the alleged leak of Vatican documents that appear to contradict the rationale behind his predecessor Pope Francis’s restrictions on the ancient liturgy. These documents reportedly indicate ...

VATICAN CITY March 15, 2013— -- A Vatican spokesman hit back today at accusations that newly elected Pope Francis is in any way to blame for the kidnappings of two Jesuit priests during ...

ROME and LONDON -- The Vatican press office released photos on Thursday of Pope Francis recovering after undergoing intestinal surgery. Francis was checked into Gemelli hospital in Rome Wednesday ...

The claim was rooted in a real event — in June 2025, San Diego priests attended immigration court to support migrants on ...

An Israeli army strike on the only Catholic church in Gaza last week has pushed the Vatican to change its tone on Israel and ...

FILE -- In this file photo taken on June 3, 2013, Pope Francis prays in front of the tomb of Pope John XXIII at the end of a mass on the 50th anniversary of his death, in St. Peter's Basilica at ...

The arrival of Pope Leo XIV at Castel Gandolfo on July 6, 2025, marked the return of a papal summer retreat after more than a ...

Pope Leo XIV has extended his vacation at Castel Gandolfo by two days. How does he relax? And what have other popes done with ...

Pope Leo XIV will meet with Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk, head of external relations for the Russian Orthodox Church, ...

Pope Francis loses his 'papalina' cup as he reaches to catch a baseball ball thrown by a faithful at the end of his weekly audience at St. Peter's Square on Sept. 24, 2014 in Vatican City, Vatican.