Constantly in the public eye, Pope Francis is instantly recognisable across the globe, and his likeness adorns t-shirts, mugs ...

Pope Francis celebrates the First Vespers and Te Deum for the end of the year, in St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City, 31 December 2024. (Photo by EPA/MASSIMO PERCOSSI /MaxPPP) Seated in a chair at ...

From broken bones to heart attacks, the rescue teams had a busy weekend at the Ski World Cup in Wengen, which attracted a ...

FIFA President Gianni Infantino will attend Donald Trump's inauguration on Monday in Washington. The head of world football's Zurich-based governing body had already met the future US president at his ...

Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Archbishop of Buenos Aires, was announced soon after as the 266th Pope. He will be Pope Francis. He ushers in a new era as the first Pope from the Americas. Addressing the ...

Pope Francis on Thursday expressed concern about “the increasingly concrete threat of a world war at a New Year’s reception for foreign ambassadors to the Holy See. The head of the Catholic ...

In his Sunday Angelus address, Pope Francis encouraged Christians to be “messengers of hope” in the jubilee year by saying “‘yes’ to life.” Umbrellas dotted St. Peter’s Square on the ...

Umbrellas dotted St. Peter’s Square on the rainy Sunday afternoon as Jubilee pilgrims braved the weather to hear Pope Francis give his Angelus message on Jan. 5, 2025. (photo: Vatican Media ...

Bournemouth have agreed a deal to sign defender Julio Soler from Argentine club Lanus for an initial fee of about £6.6m. The 19-year-old has featured 58 times for Lanus since making his debut in ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Pope Francis gestures during an audience with Catholic associations of teachers and students’ parents in ...