Pope Francis baptised 21 babies in the Sistine Chapel on Sunday under the ceiling frescoed by Michelangelo, in what has ...

Pope Francis has baptised 21 babies in the Sistine Chapel on Sunday under the ceiling frescoed by Michelangelo, in what has ...

King Charles and Queen Camilla are set to travel to Italy in the spring, and during a visit to Rome they will meet Pope Francis for a historic audience at the Vatican ...

More than half a million pilgrims crossed the threshold of the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica in the first two weeks after ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — After receiving backlash from Jewish groups, the Vatican chose to not put the keffiyeh back in its ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis kicked off the 2025 Holy Year ... He was wheeled across the threshold as bells tolled across ...

Rome’s mayor, Roberto Gualtieri, announced on December 22 that a queuing system has been installed at the popular attraction to ‘allow everyone to better enjoy the fountain, without crowds or ...

Dolan holds a child following Mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City Dec. 29, 2024, to mark the kickoff of Jubilee ...

Pope Francis kicked off the Jubilee this week, marking the start of the Holy Year in Italy as 32 million pilgrims are ...

Pope Francis in his traditional Christmas message on Wednesday urged “all people of all nations” to find courage during this ...

Back at the Vatican, Pope Francis, in his "urbi at orbi" message to the city of Rome and the world on Christmas Day, prayed that the Jubilee Year, which opened on Dec. 24, may become "a season of hope ...

Pope Francis's Christmas message urged peace in war-torn areas, highlighting Ukraine, Gaza, and Sudan's humanitarian crises.