ROME (AP) — Another woman is taking over a top management job in the Vatican: Sister Raffaella Petrini, an Italian nun, was ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Pope Francis’ aide leans down to pick up the the handle of the Pope’s walking stick after it snapped as ...

Pope Francis was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli Hospital after his scheduled meetings Friday for tests and treatment of his ...

Making the effort to use his own voice at the end of the audience, the pope earnestly pleaded with Catholics to “do our best” ...

"Please let's pray for peace, let's do penance for peace," he said during his general audience in the Paul VI Audience Hall Feb. 12, launching an appeal for Catholics to ask for a peaceful resolution ...

The pope has closely followed the response of U.S. prelates to the president's attacks on migrants and he expects them to ...

Preliminary tests show Pope Francis has a respiratory tract infection. The Vatican says he is running a mild fever and was in ...

in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican. Credit: Vatican Media “This young daughter of Israel does not choose to protect herself from the world,” he said. “She does not fear dangers and ...

Pope Francis' aide leans down to pick up the the handle of the Pope's walking stick after it snapped as he was arriving for a Jubilee audience in the Pope Paul VI hall at the Vatican, Saturday ...

Pope Francis slept well during a quiet first night in the hospital after being admitted with a respiratory tract infection, ...

Pope Francis addresses a pilgrimage sponsored by the Scandinavian Bishops’ Conference on Feb. 3, 2025, in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican. Credit: Vatican Media The Pope then urged ...