VATICAN CITY – Known to be a “difficult patient,” Pope Francis has made clear that his health issues and latest setback are not expected to weaken his resolve to remain on St. Peter’s throne.

 ROME -- Pope Francis will remain hospitalized at the Gemelli Polyclinic for several days to treat what is described as a respiratory infection, the Vatican said, throwing into doubt whether he wil

VATICAN CITY – A telegram of condolence was sent on Wednesday from the Vatican to The Most Reverend Joseph Mark Spalding, the Bishop of Nashville, for the victims of the Nashville school shooting t

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis welcomed a delegation of students and teachers from the NATO Defense College to his weekly general audience at St Peter’s Square on Wednesday, Vatican communications sai

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis met with the families of 18 Polish miners who were killed in two mining accidents in Poland in 2022, according to the Holy See. 

 VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis greeted refugees who arrived in Europe through the Humanitarian Corridors, an initiative set up in 2016 aiming to prevent dangerous migration situations and t

 VATICAN CITY –  On Thursday morning, Pope Francis received Mr.

VATICAN CITY – Awaiting the political commission of enquiry, scheduled for next week, to shed more light on the disappearance of Emanuela Orlandi following the release of the recent Netflix documen

VATICAN CITY-- Pope Francis has expressed his ‘sympathies and sorrow’ for the victims of the Calabrian shipwreck, and called for a stop to human trafficking leading to 'journeys of death'

 VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis called on the faithful Sunday to show “concrete charity” to the earthquake victims in Syria and Turkey and also to help alleviate the

 VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis Monday said he was “deeply saddened” by the earthquakes that have killed more than 1700 people in Turkey and Syria, the Vatican said.

 VATICAN CITY -- Australian Cardinal George Pell, an outspoken conservative prelate whose attempt, at request of Pope Francis to reform Vatican finances, was inte

 VATICAN CITY –- The Vatican judiciary has decided to open the case of Emanuela Orlandi 40 years later, judicial sources say. 

 VATICAN CITY — Emeritus pope Benedict XVI died Saturday, the Vatican said.

 VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis on Wednesday urged people to give “more humble” Christmas presents and send the money saved to the Ukrainian people “which is sufferi

 VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis held an audience for the donors of the St Peter’s Christmas tree and nativity scene on Saturday, the Vatican said in a press release.

 VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis met with the Irish Ambassador to the Holy See, Frances Collins, on Monday morning, the Vatican said in a press release.

 ROME – Pope Francis was saddened to learn of the death of a German vagrant, Burkhard Scheffler, under the colonnade in St. Peter’s Square, the Vatican said Friday.

ROME – Pope Francis expressed the importance of the football World Cup and sent his wishes to those attending the tournament, which is underway in Qatar. 

 ROME – More than one hundred Afghan refugees were due to arrive in Fiumicino on Thursday via humanitarian corridors, church sources said.

 ROME – In an interview given to La Stampa on Friday morning, Pope Francis reiterated the importance of resolving the conflict in Ukraine and confirmed that the Vatican was willing to act as a medi