Pope Francis appointed Bishop Udumala Bala Showreddy as the new Archbishop of Visakhapatnam, effective February 8, 2025, ...

In his newly released memoir, Hope, the story of the world that made Jorge Mario Bergoglio — and, by extension, the world leader we know as Pope Francis — is a story finally told in his own words. But ...

Some 50,000 people visit St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City daily. The 500-year-old structure, with its 448-foot-high dome, ...

The pope’s words were conveyed in a written speech handed out during an audience with an association of midwives and OB-GYNs ...

Pope Francis is suffering from bronchitis but plans to maintain his scheduled appointments in the coming days, the Vatican ...

Pope Francis has thrown a wrench in some of the speculation about a future conclave. He's decided to extend the term of the ...

With the publication of this autobiography, Pope Francis cements his monumental project of demystifying the papacy.

Ordained as a bishop by a traditionalist sect, he was excommunicated then reinstated by the Vatican, but was undone by his ...

Over the past century, Catholic leaders have wrestled with how much to embrace new forms of communication technology.

The long-awaited and elusive ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has silenced bombs and halted air raids on the Gaza Strip, ...

Pope Francis' visit to the Cinecittà Film Studios - with a stop at the famous Teatro 5, Fellini's favourite studio - evokes those events of the past while showing us a way forward, pointing to the nee ...

Excommunicated traditionalist Bishop Richard N. Williamson died Jan. 29 in a hospital in Margate, England, at the age of 84 after suffering a brain hemorrhage. The bishop's deat ...