Almost 13 years have passed since a pope spent part of his summer at the papal residence of Castel Gandolfo, a hilltop town ...

Pope Francis greets young people gathered for his general audience on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, in Paul VI Hall at the Vatican. (photo: Vatican Media / VM) Kristina Millare/CNA Vatican January 8, 2025 ...

Pope Francis enjoys a circus performance in the Paul VI Audience Hall following his Wednesday general audience on Jan. 15, 2025, at the Vatican. Credit: Vatican Media (Story continues below) ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) Pope Paul VI, who guided the Catholic Church through a tumultuous period of change in the 1960s and 70s, took a crucial first step toward possible sainthood when Pope Benedict ...

Pope Francis addresses pilgrims gathered in the Paul VI Audience Hall for his Wednesday general audience on Jan. 15, 2025, at the Vatican. Credit: Vatican Media ...

ROME -- Pope Leo XIV signaled commitment to continuing the fight against clergy sexual abuse by appointing France's Bishop ...

Pope Leo XIV has appointed Archbishop Thibault Verny of Chambéry as the new president of the Pontifical Commission for the ...

Pope Leo has a dialogue with children participating in the Vatican's summer camp who gathered with him yesterday in the Paul ...

Pope John Paul I greets a priest in this undated file photo. Born Oct. 17, 1912, in Italy’s northern Veneto region, Albino Luciani was elected Pope Aug. 26, 1978, and took a double name after ...

In 1965, Pope Paul VI wrote letters to the dean of the College of Cardinals hypothesizing that if he were to become seriously ill, the dean and other cardinals should accept his resignation.

Pope Francis greets young people gathered for his general audience on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, in Paul VI Hall at the Vatican. | Credit: Vatican Media By Kristina Millare Vatican City, Jan 8, 2025 ...