The Vatican had to work out a funeral for a retired pope, and a few months later Francis revealed he was working with the ...

Pope Francis approves new papal funeral rites for when he dies to simplify rituals, allow for burial outside the Vatican.

Pope Francis during his weekly general audience announced the canonization dates of two of the Catholic Church’s most popular ...

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian called on Pope Francis to use his influence with Christian governments to stop war in the ...

An Italian teenager who used his computer skills to spread the Catholic faith will become the first saint from the millennial ...

The surprise announcement came at the conclusion of the pope’s weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square as Francis ...

Carlo, who was born to Italian parents in London, was a web designer who died of leukaemia in Italy in 2006 at the age of 15.

Pope Francis will make late teen Carlo Acutis the Catholic Church’s first millennial and digital saint next year.

Published ahead of the 2025 Jubilee Year, “Hope Never Disappoints: Pilgrims Toward a Better World” focuses on the pope’s ...

Rien Schuurhuis never expected to win this year’s cycling world championships. For the sole representative of the Vatican ...

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis is adding another name to the list of Catholic prelates he will appoint as cardinals in December, the Vatican said on Nov 4. Archbishop Domenico Battaglia, 61 ...