Vatican News
‘Why Them and Not Me,’ Pope Asks After Holy Thursday Visit to Prison
While he did not celebrate Mass or wash the feet of inmates, Pope Francis made his customary Holy Thursday visit to a detention facility, arriving at Rome's Regina Coeli jail at about 3 p.m. April 17.
Be ‘Heralds of Hope,’ Pope Asks Priests in Homily for Chrism Mass
Especially in a Jubilee Year, but also every day, priests are called to continual conversion so that they can authentically preach the good news of hope, Pope Francis wrote in the homily he prepared for the Holy Thursday chrism Mass.
JD Vance Announces Trip to Rome, Meeting at Vatican
U.S. Vice President JD Vance will be in Rome April 18 and has meetings planned with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and with Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican secretary of state, his office said.
Despite Improved Health, Pope Picks Cardinals to Lead Holy Week Liturgies
Pope Francis is going without supplemental oxygen for longer periods and is continuing therapy to recover his voice and to recover his physical strength, the Vatican press office said, but he also is increasing the number of private meetings he is holding with the heads of Vatican offices.
Pope Advances Sainthood Cause of Famed Spanish Architect, Five Others
Pope Francis advanced the sainthood causes of one woman and five men, including Antoni Gaudí, the Spanish architect who designed the Sagrada Familia Basilica in Barcelona, Spain.
On Palm Sunday, Recovering Pope Says to Carry the Cross with Compassion
Carrying the cross means more than bearing personal suffering -- it means stepping into the pain of others and walking beside them, Pope Francis wrote at the start of Holy Week.
Pope’s Visit to Basilica is Sign of Improved Health, Press Office Says
Pope Francis' surprise visit to St. Peter's Basilica to pray and see ongoing restoration work is a clear sign that his condition is improving, the Vatican press office said.
Britain’s Royal Couple Meet Pope Francis at the Vatican
Although they postponed their official state visit to the Vatican because of Pope Francis' health, Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla met privately with the pope April 9, the Vatican press office said.
In Historic Assisi, Pilgrims Seek Modern Witness of Holiness
For centuries, pilgrims came to Assisi to walk in the footsteps of a saint who preached to birds, embraced poverty and wandered the hills barefoot.
Pope Begins to Receive Very Limited Visits, Vatican says
As Pope Francis continues his recovery at the Vatican, he is very slowly beginning to get back to his old routine of meeting with top Vatican officials, the Vatican press office said.