Holy Week is a time when the pope would be expected to be front and center of events. But as Francis continues to recover ...

Francis delegated to two cardinals his role in presiding over this weekend's Easter masses, The Vatican Press Office said on ...

Pope Francis — even though he has been critically ill — visited a prison in Rome, a tradition he follows during Holy Week.

His election reflected a broader geographical shift in the church. Although the Vatican has been Catholicism’s spiritual and ...

The pontiff’s participation in upcoming Easter ceremonies remains uncertain as he gradually returns to public activities.

President JD Vance comes to Rome on Friday, he is set to meet Italy's prime minister and the Vatican secretary of state.But ...

Pope Francis is the 266th Roman Pontiff of the Catholic Church. Formerly Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Buenos Aires, Argentina, he was elected by the conclave of cardinals on March 13 ...

On Pope Francis' Wikipedia page ... Christianity, and the Catholic Church. Its use goes all the way back to the state religion of the Roman Empire and Rome. Many of the Roman emperors used this title, ...

(Illustration photo — Ordination at St. John's Cathedral, Norwich, July 2019 / Roman Catholic Diocese of East Anglia / CC BY 2.0) Pope Francis is urging young people to embrace hope and discern ...

Pope Francis will visit Romania in 2019 ... The Romanian bishops’ conference is composed of 17 bishops, including both bishops of Roman Catholic dioceses and Greek Catholic dioceses, that is, dioceses ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Pope Francis inaugurated his Holy Year at Rome’s ...