Pope Francis was delighted to resume his weekly general audience with members of the public on Wednesday (May 12) after six months of giving them virtually from inside a Vatican library because of ...

Pope Francis arrives to attend his weekly general audience in the Paul VI hall at the Vatican on Wednesday. It was Francis’ first general audience since undergoing planned surgery to remove half ...

Pope Francis held his first weekly general audience with a live crowd in six months on Wednesday as the Holy See slowly lift restrictions imposed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Pope Francis has pulled out of his Friday audiences after suffering from a fever, a Vatican spokesperson has said. Matteo Bruni told reporters that the Catholic leader was feeling unwell.

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(ANSA) - ROME, JUN 28 - Pope Francis gave a general audience in the Vatican on Wednesday, his first since undergoing abdominal surgery to repair a hernia earlier this month. He last appeared ...

The synod was not an attempt to “depart from the sacred patrimony of the truth received from the Fathers”, he said. But the ...

Pope Francis is opening a big meeting on the future of the Catholic Church. Progressives are hoping it will lead to more women in leadership roles.

Kihei sculptor Dale Zarrella (center) has an audience with Pope Francis last month at St. Peter’s Square outside of the Vatican. A member of the pope’s security detail holds Zarrella’s ...

Pope Francis called on Catholic leaders on Wednesday to set aside politics and work to make the Church more welcoming for all ...

During his Sept. 13 general audience, Pope Francis presented the life of Blessed José Gregorio Hernández Cisneros as an example of the Gospel in action and service to the greater good.

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis said the Catholic Church needed to be rebuilt to make it a place of welcome for "everyone, ...