The book, which was six years in the making, vividly recreates Francis’ childhood in Buenos Aires but offers few new insights ...

Vatican Diary. The health chronicles of popes are an old practice, revealing—at least in certain eras—the frail constitution ...

The Vatican plays a unique diplomatic role in global conflicts, despite lacking military power, as Pope Francis navigates ...

A new tour for Jubilee 2025 of the Vatican Gardens at the pope’s summer palace in Castel Gandolfo aims to bring Pope Francis’ ...

The Vatican announced Monday that Pope Francis appointed Cardinal McElroy, 70, as archbishop of Washington, a high-profile ...

Pope Francis has appointed a supporter of allowing pro-abortion Catholic politicians to receive communion to lead the Roman ...

Vatican Diary. Jubilees have perhaps always been a privileged moment for popes to share their vision of history. Every week, ...

Vatican Media Pope Francis chose “Pilgrims of Hope” as ... quoting Pope Benedict XVI’s encyclical Spes Salvi: “We have been given hope, trustworthy hope, by virtue of which we can face ...

The year also saw the publication of Pope Francis' fourth encyclical, "Dilexit nos" ("He loved us ... Matteo Bruni, director of the Vatican press office, told reporters that the pope used the image of ...

The Autobiography," the pope reflects on his childhood, vocation, his age and shares an encouraging message of a hope that ...

as the Vatican plans to make all its vehicles emission-free by 2030. This is a logical next step after Pope Francis’ climate change encyclical Laudato Si’, published in 2015, and his follow up ...

Cardinal Robert McElroy of San Diego is known for his progressive views on LGBTQ+ issues and social inequality.