VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis is still critically ill ... that's good for nothing." Souvenirs for sale at a shop outside St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, Monday, Feb. 24, 2025.

People walk at dusk in St Peter's Square at The Vatican, Thursday ... of Pope Francis at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Mexico City, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte) A nun prays ...

It is now official: beginning March 1st 2025, Sister Raffaella Petrini, F.S.E, will serve the Church as the first woman Governor of Vatican City. Pope Francis has chosen a woman of deep faith in Jesus ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Four weeks after Pope Francis ... Holy Father gain more momentum in rising to the giver of all good gifts.” CatholicPhilly.com works to strengthen the connections between ...

Pope Francis’s condition has continued to improve and he no longer needs to use noninvasive mechanical ventilation to help ...

Vatican City, the world's smallest country, is known for its iconic landmarks such as St. Peter’s Basilica, the Vatican Museums, and the Pope’s residence. Housing around 800 citizens ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — How’s Pope Francis doing? Can you give him my get-well wishes? Can I speak with him directly? The nuns who operate the Vatican’s switchboard are fielding a growing number ...

Pope Francis has named two secretaries-general to serve under Franciscan Sister Raffaella Petrini in the Governorate of the Vatican City State, giving the Vatican’s first woman president “the ...

VATICAN CITY − The Vatican on Sunday released the first image of Pope Francis in the hospital since he began treatment for double pneumonia, in which the 88-year-old pontiff appeared to be ...