Pope Leo XIV on Sunday made an urgent appeal for peace in the Middle East, warning of the risk of uncontrollable escalation ...

Pope Leo XIV has passionately called for peace in his Sunday Angelus prayer at St. Peter's Square, urging for global ...

Vatican-backed report seeks financial reform to avert decades of lost development A commission launched by the late Pope Francis has outlined financial reforms it says could help to avert decades ...

Ahead of the notoriously secret procedure to elect Pope Francis's successor, which will begin on Wednesday, May 7, the Vatican announced it will deactivate cell service and utilize signal jammers ...

following Pope Francis' death on April 21. A group of 133 cardinals from the College of Cardinals met at the Vatican to vote through secret ballot, with a two-thirds majority required to select ...

Pacino met the Pope alongside Andrea Iervolino, the Italian producer behind his film 'Maserati: The Brothers.' ...

As the Vatican prepares to memorialize Pope Francis with a funeral Mass on Saturday, it is also planning a conclave to elect the next pope. Here are some of the key figures and themes emerging.

The Vatican has released images of Pope Francis being laid out in an open coffin ahead of the special historic ceremony officially declaring his death. Francis died Monday after suffering a stroke ...

The Vatican has released the first photos that show Pope Francis lying in state after the head of the Catholic church died on Easter Monday. The photographs show Francis dressed in his vestments ...

Crowds gather on St Peter's Square as they wait for smoke to signify if a new pope has been elected at the conclave on May 8, 2025 in Vatican City, Vatican. Getty After two days of contemplation ...

Pope Francis, the groundbreaking leader of the Roman Catholic Church, died Monday at the age of 88. Cardinal Kevin Farrell, the Vatican camerlengo, read the announcement of the pope's death from ...

Vatican officials are asking visitors not to take selfies with the late Pope Francis as he lies in state inside St. Peter’s Basilica, telling them to put their phones away as they passed by the ...