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

Pope Francis on Sunday celebrated the feast of the Baptism of the Lord by baptizing 21 babies in the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel ...

"I am praying for all of you," Pope Francis said, using his televised Sunday Angelus address to speak directly to the people impacted by the wildfires in Southern California.

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

Pope Francis’ decision to appoint a liberal cardinal to the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C. was reportedly done in response ...

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

Pope Francis has appointed Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David as a member of the Vatican's Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith ...

The appointment marks a major step in Pope Francis’ aim to give women more leadership roles in governing the church.

Today, each of you parents and the Church herself give the greatest, greatest gift: the gift of faith to children,” Pope ...

Gay men can now become Catholic priests – but only if they don’t have sex, a new Vatican guideline suggests. In a surprise ...