The Sisters of Mercy who staff the Bishops’ Office for U.S. Visitors to the Vatican greet visitors and hand out tickets to ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Pope Francis’ aide leans down to pick up the the handle of the Pope’s walking stick after it snapped as ...

The Vatican City State has toughened sanctions for those who try to illegally enter its territory in areas where free access is not allowed. In a decree issued last month by the Holy See ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis tripped while entering the Vatican auditorium for an audience Saturday after the handle of his walking stick snapped, but he avoided falling. The 88-year-old ...

The Vatican Observatory’s summer school, known as “Specola,” has already selected students for its next edition. During the month of June, 25 students who were selected from among 120 ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Donald Trump might not be president yet, but world leaders have been preparing for his second term, including the head of the world’s 1.3 billion Catholics, Pope Francis.

Travelers heading to Italy in 2025 should be aware of pickpockets in crowded areas, even in churches or religious sites. They ...

The Vatican has given its blessing to a document suggesting that those with same-sex attraction can pursue the priesthood in Italy. The Italian Episcopal Conference, the group of Roman Catholic ...

16, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.) Listen Did the pope endorse a Vatican-style ministate for a Muslim community on Thursday? The press in Albania seems to think so, after Pope Francis met with a ...

Rome — Pope Francis fell Thursday and hurt his right arm, the Vatican said, just weeks after another apparent fall resulted in a bad bruise on his chin. Francis didn't break his arm, but a sling ...

17. To ensure artificial intelligence is developed and used in an ethical, transparent and responsible manner in Vatican City State, the city-state governor's office has released a set of ...

Trump's envoy pick Burch criticised pope's LGBTQ stance Vatican officials cautious about papal critics like Burch Pope not looking for diplomatic spat with US, source says VATICAN CITY ...