Pope Francis has opened the great Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica. The ceremony kicks off the 2025 Holy Year.

Pope Francis emphasized that “no child is ever a mistake” during his last Angelus address before Christmas Day. “A child is a gift of life,” the Holy Father told crowds of pilgrims on ...

Pope Francis has claimed a plot to assassinate him during a 2021 visit to Iraq involving two suicide bombers was foiled thanks to the intervention of British intelligence and Iraqi security forces.

Pope Francis expressed his appreciation for the ball sport of bocce during an audience with representatives of the Italian Bowling Federation on Dec. 20, praising its social aspects and ...

but a foiled assassination plot has enabled Pope Francis to write about the event in retrospect. "Almost everyone advised me against that trip," he wrote in his autobiography, reflecting on a 2021 ...

Pope Francis was the target of a horrifying assassination plot during a trip to Iraq, according to revelations in his upcoming autobiography. The attempt on his life was averted following a timely ...

VATICAN CITY, Dec 21 (Reuters) - Pope Francis, who has just turned 88 and has been suffering from a heavy cold, will lead the regular Sunday Angelus prayer from inside his residence as a ...

Security forces thwarted a pair of assassination attempts against Pope Francis — including a suicide bomber — during his March 2021 visit to Iraq, the pontiff shared in his new memoir.

Pope Francis called for peace between Ukraine and Russia during a mass on Sunday and referred to the warring countries as "brothers," sparking anger on social media platforms. During a visit to ...

Madonna fans are divided over her latest social media post. The “Material Girl” singer, whose real name is Madonna Louise ...

In his Christmas greeting to the Roman Curia this morning, Pope Francis denounced the Israeli bombing of Gaza on Friday that killed several children and told Vatican officials to “Speak well of ...