From priest to pope—will his missionary past define him as the leader of 1.4 billion Catholics, or will Pope Leo become ...

The Vatican says leaked documents that seemingly undermined Pope Francis’ stated reason for restricting the old Latin Mass ...

Pope Leo XIV is on vacation at the papal summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, a 135-acre estate featuring multiple ...

The Catholic Church will continue to allow blessings for same-sex couples — but not recognition for their unions as ...

Following the death of Pope Francis, the Vatican is reeling from unresolved scandals, crumbling finances, and a widening gap between tradition and reform. This video explores the legacy of Francis, ...

Reported Vatican leak undermines Pope Francis and inflames debate over Latin Mass - The leak, if confirmed, could place ...

After five weeks of hospitalization with pneumonia, including moments where he came close to death, Pope Francis is back at home in the Vatican recovering. Now, the attention in the Vatican is on ...

Pope Francis has died, the Vatican announced on Monday—after months of health ailments, including a bout of severe pneumonia—ending a more than decade-long reign where he pushed to make the ...

Even in death, Pope Francis remained a trailblazer — becoming the only pontiff to open, but not close, the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica in what has become a fateful symbol of his papal ...

Pope Francis was in critical condition Saturday after suffering from a respiratory crisis — one that required oxygen treatments, the Vatican said.. The pope, 88, was hospitalized a week ago with ...

VATICAN CITY, April 22 (Reuters) - Pope Francis' funeral will be held on Saturday in St. Peter's Square, Roman Catholic cardinals decided on Tuesday, setting the stage for a solemn ceremony that ...

Pope Francis celebrating mass in the chapel of Agostino Gemelli polyclinic in Rome on March 16, 2025. Vatican Press Hall, Via AP. No one else is visible in the picture, released by Vatican, which ...