Pope Francis warned Wednesday against a "chauvinistic mentality" in the Catholic Church, as he promoted a nun to head the executive administration of the tiny Vatican City state.

Pope Francis is not expected to veto President Donald Trump's choice of a high-profile critic of his papacy as the next U.S.

If this is true it is a disgrace because it makes the poor unfortunate who have nothing pay the price of imbalance. This is ...

“Perhaps the appointment of a layperson or even a couple to lead the Dicastery for Laity ... became in 2021 the secretary of the Governorate of Vatican City State.

Pope Francis, 88, sustained a bruise to his right forearm after fall at his Vatican residence but continued with his daily ...

On January 6, Pope Francis shattered one of the Vatican’s long-standing “stained-glass ceilings” by appointing Italian Sr ...

The decision struck many Vatican observers as an odd choice for an institution that usually tries to select conciliatory ...

Since the beginning of his pontificate, Pope Francis has appointed around 20 women to positions of responsibility in the ...

COMMENTARY: Pope Francis, on Jan. 11, became the third pope to be given the highest civilian honor in the U.S.

Pope Francis has baptised 21 babies in the Sistine Chapel on Sunday under the ceiling frescoed by Michelangelo, in what has become an annual tradition that marks the end of the Christmas holiday perio ...

Pope Francis to Lead Unique Funeral For Ex-pope Benedict Zelensky Meets ... Notable appointments include Sister Raffaella Petrini, the first female secretary general of the Vatican City State, and ...

Pope Francis attends his weekly general audience in the Paul VI Hall, at the Vatican, Wednesday ... distortions foment a climate of hate that leads to acts such as assassination attempts in ...