Pope Francis broke one of the Vatican’s “stained-glass ceilings” on Monday by appointing an Italian sister as the prefect of ...

That the Star of Bethlehem indicates a direction is also a helpful point of reflection during the Jubilee Year 2025, the Pope ...

Pope Francis named Cardinal Robert McElroy of San Diego, a San Francisco native, as the archbishop of Washington, tapping one of his most progressively like-minded allies to head the Catholic Church ...

Cardinal Walter McElroy of San Diego is named by Pope Francis to replace the retiring Cardinal Wilton Gregory leading the ...

Pope Francis inaugurated his Holy Year at Rome’s main prison on Thursday, bringing a message of hope to inmates and involving ...

Pope Francis delivered a plea for peace in a world torn by conflict in his 2024 Christmas Day "Urbi et Orbi" ("To the City and the World") address. It came as Christmas marked the start of the ...

Pope Francis has held nightly phone calls with Gaza ... according to the latest figures from the Palestinian health ministry. Middle East Eye delivers independent and unrivalled coverage and ...

Pope Francis officially launched the 2025 Holy Year on Christmas Eve by opening the Holy Door at St. Peter’s Basilica, an event expected to draw over 30 million pilgrims to the Italian capital ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis kicked off the 2025 Holy Year on Tuesday, inaugurating a celebration of the Catholic Church that is expected to draw some 32 million pilgrims to Rome in a test ...

Pope Francis on Saturday expressed his shock at ... Saudi Arabia who had been granted asylum in Germany in 2016, drove a black rental car into crowds at a Christmas market in the heart of ...

Pope Francis has condemned an Israeli air strike in Gaza which killed seven children from the same family in the Jabalia refugee camp. In his annual Christmas message, Pope Francis said ...