He is appointing Sister Simona Brambilla, an Italian nun, to become prefect of the Vatican department responsible for all the ...

Pope Francis on Monday named the first woman to lead a major Vatican department, appointing an Italian sister to take charge ...

ROME — Pope Francis on Monday named Cardinal Robert McElroy of San Diego as the archbishop of Washington, tapping one of his ...

In a rare conversation with Norah O'Donnell, Pope Francis talked about Catholics in Gaza and the legacy he hopes to leave in ...

Brambilla's appointment is the latest move by Francis to show by example how women can take leadership roles within the ...

For many people around the world, Christmas is a time of parties, family and friends gatherings, but in religious terms, especially for Christians, it celebrates the birth of Jesus ...

Looking back over the last 12 months on the Vatican beat, it’s tempting to call 2024 “tumultuous” — tempting, that is, but ...

Pope Francis leads Christmas Eve Mass with opening of Holy Door at the Vatican Pope Francis presides over Christmas Eve Mass ...

I mean stories which were important but which didn’t generate a lot of buzz, either in the mainstream media or the ...

Pope Francis "was saddened to learn" of former US President Jimmy Carter's death, the Vatican's Secretary of State said ...

Pope Francis will open the "Holy Door" of St Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, in front of 30,000 people and a live TV ...

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