As Catholics around the world celebrated the start of Lent on Ash Wednesday, congregants in Nigeria took a moment to pray for ...

Peter's Basilica on December 24, 2024 in Vatican City, Vatican. Since 1300, when Pope Boniface VIII issued the first Jubilee Bull, millions of pilgrims have journeyed to Rome. Their outward ...

More crowds than usual are expected this year in the Eternal City. We explain what the Jubilee is, how to navigate the crowds ...

The Pantheon’s transformation from a pagan site to a Christian church is one of the most fascinating aspects of its history. In 609 C.E., Pope Boniface IV consecrated the building as a Christian ...

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In an audio recording from the hospital, which was taped earlier on Thursday, the pope thanked Catholics for their prayers. By Elisabetta Povoledo Reporting from Vatican City For the first time in ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. FILE-- The tapestry depicting late Pope John Paul I, hanging from the facade of St. Peter’s Basilica, is ...

Pope Francis has a complex infection in his respiratory system and will require more targeted drug treatment, according to Vatican authorities Monday. On Tuesday, he underwent a chest CT scan ...

(RNS) — Every time Pope Francis catches a cold, I get anxious. When he goes to the hospital, I panic. I love Francis and hope he can continue as pope forever, but I know I’m not being realistic.

Sunday has seen another reassuring message from the Vatican press office on the state of health of Pope Francis, who has been hospitalised for over two weeks at the Gemelli polyclinic in Rome for ...