The book, to be published on Tuesday, adds details to what is known about the pope’s childhood but falls short when it comes ...

For just the third time since 1994, someone has earned a Presidential Medal of Freedom with distinction. The last person to ...

President Biden, a Catholic, awarded the medal with distinction to the pontiff, to whom he has turned for personal guidance.

Security forces thwarted a pair of assassination attempts against Pope Francis — including a suicide ... due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Pope John Paul II was set to visit Iraq in 1999 as part ...

Pope Francis will open “five sacred portals” on Christmas Eve for a ritual that has never been performed before. Pope Francis ...

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

In his first Saturday Jubilee 2025 audience, Pope Francis reflected on hope through the lens of St. John the Baptist.

The pope inaugurated the Catholic Church's historic 2025 Jubilee of "Hope" at the Vatican on Christmas Eve in traditional ...

Pope Francis had a busy schedule, holding a new weekly general audience, being awarded the U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis kicked off the 2025 Holy Year ... and the big Vatican garage was built for the 2000 Jubilee under St. John Paul II. Pope Boniface VII called the first Holy Year ...

From his wheelchair, Francis knocked a few times and the great Holy Door ... and the big Vatican garage was built for the ...

Pope Francis on Tuesday penned an essay for the ... of good humor shown by his fellow popes St. John XXIII and St. John Paul II. St. John XXIII, for example, was said to have showcased his self ...