Pope Francis has met with more than 100 comedians from across the world, including Jimmy Fallon, Chris Rock and Whoopi Goldberg, at the Vatican in Rome. The Pope said comedians have the "power to ...

Pope Francis on Monday named the first woman to head a major Vatican office, appointing an Italian nun, Sister Simona Brambilla, to become prefect of the department responsible for all the ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis on Monday named the first woman to head a major Vatican office, appointing an Italian nun, Sister Simona Brambilla, to become prefect of the department responsible for ...

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis on Thursday expressed condolences to the archbishop of New Orleans over the attack in the US city that killed at least 15 people, in a note sent by the Vatican. "His ...

Pope Francis on Thursday expressed condolences to the archbishop of New Orleans over the attack in the US city that killed at least 15 people, in a note sent by the Vatican. "His holiness Pope ...

Cardinal Angelo Amato, the former prefect of the Vatican’s Congregation for the ... In a telegram announcing his death, Pope Francis on Wednesday praised the “edifying witness of this ...

For the pope, who suffers from recurrent respiratory problems, this year's season was even more challenging with the start of the Vatican's big Holy Year, a once-every-quarter-century celebration ...

Despite Pope Francis’ claim that the Catholic Church isn’t rich, the Vatican Bank, the Institute for the Works of Religion, manages billions of dollars in assets, equity, and gold reserves.

Pope Francis, left, looks at the Nativity of Bethlehem 2024 during its inauguration on St Peter’s Square in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican on December 7, 2024 [Andreas Solaro/AFP] Pope ...

Pope Francis "was saddened to learn" of former US President Jimmy Carter's death, the Vatican's secretary of state said Monday. "The pope offered "heartfelt condolences" while recalling Carter's ...