A new tour for Jubilee 2025 of the Vatican Gardens at the pope’s summer palace in Castel Gandolfo aims to bring Pope Francis’ ...

The Vatican has approved new guidelines from Italian bishops that allow gay men to enter seminaries as long as they abstain from sex, in an unexpected adjustment to how the global Catholic Church ...

Marking these anniversaries offered an opportunity to reflect on a familiar list of triumphs—not just the defeat of fascism ...

The Vatican plays a unique diplomatic role in global conflicts, despite lacking military power, as Pope Francis navigates ...

He is appointing Sister Simona Brambilla, an Italian nun, to become prefect of the Vatican department responsible for all the ...

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will meet with Pope Francis in January, likely the president's final international trip just days before he leaves the Oval Office, the White House announced on ...

Pope Francis opens the Holy Year 2025, continues calls for peace, and addresses global challenges, emphasizing love, hope, ...

One file revealed the government was monitoring papal and foreign honours as well as titles bestowed on Irish citizens. Under the Constitution, certain honours require government approval before ...

Pope Francis previously appeared on BBC Radio 4 in 2021 (Christopher Furlong/PA Archive) Pope Francis has spoken of creating “a world full of hope and kindness” in a recorded message broadcast ...

Pope Francis's recent encyclical Dilexit Nos (DN) is unique, at least within his term of office. It deals with deeply spiritual issues, using spiritual terms. One can judge them only by the Spirit, ...

The recent encyclical Dilexit Nos (DN) [1] from Pope Francis is unique of its kind, at least within his term of office. It deals with deeply spiritual issues, using spiritual terms. One can judge them ...

Pope Francis in his traditional Christmas message on Wednesday urged "all people of all nations" to find courage during this Holy Year "to silence the sounds of arms and overcome divisions ...