Pope Francis nearly tumbled to the Vatican floor Saturday, when the handle of his walking stick snapped. But the 88-year-old ...

Pope Francis has tripped while entering the Vatican auditorium for an audience Saturday after the handle of his walking stick ...

COMMENTARY: Liturgical vestments like copes, chasubles and dalmatics are part of the beauty of the liturgy, alongside church ...

Pope Francis opened the "Holy Door" of St Peter's Basilica on Christmas Eve on Tuesday, launching the Jubilee year of Catholic celebrations set to draw more than 30 million pilgrims to Rome.

Pope Francis has baptised 21 babies in the Sistine Chapel on Sunday under the ceiling frescoed by Michelangelo, in what has become an annual tradition that marks the end of the Christmas holiday ...

The pontiff addressed the topic of marriage’s indissolubility, or permanence, in a meeting with members of the Roman Rota, ...

In a Sunday television interview, Pope Francis emphasized that hope and forgiveness are at the root of the 2025 Jubilee.

Pope Francis said the story of Jesus’ birth ... as the pontiff on Tuesday led the world’s Roman Catholics into Christmas. Francis, celebrating the 12th Christmas of his pontificate, presided ...

Pope Francis' autobiography ... sooner to coincide with the Catholic Church's Jubilee Year, which began on Christmas Eve. In Hope, Francis reiterates many of the themes of his papacy: a deep ...

The incident comes just weeks after he suffered a facial injury and battled a cold during the Christmas season. Francis spent much of the past decade as pope in relatively good health but has ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis wrapped up a busy Christmas season on Monday by calling for the faithful to promote a culture of welcome and integration in their communities and reject discrimination.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. In what has become an annual tradition that marks the end of the Christmas holiday period at the Vatican ...