Pope tells scandal-marred Legion they still haven’t reformed
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has told the Legion of Christ religious order it still has a long road of reform ahead,...
Pope sick a 2nd day with apparent cold, cancels audiences
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis canceled his official audiences Friday after apparently coming down with a cold.The Vat...
Pope cancels visit with Rome priests for ‘slight’ illness
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is sick and he skipped a planned Mass with Rome clergy across town on Thursday, officia...
Pope observes usual Ash Wednesday customs in time of virus
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis celebrated the Ash Wednesday ritual that marks the opening of the Catholic Church’s Len...
Vatican police stage new raids in London real estate case
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Vatican police on Tuesday raided the home and office of the Vatican monsignor who signed the contrac...
Pope avoids question of married priests in Amazon document
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis refused Wednesday to approve the ordination of married men to address a shortage of priests in the Amazon, sidestepping a ...
Pope to visit Malta on May 31 in first foreign trip of 2020
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis will visit the Mediterranean island nation of Malta on May 31, the Vatican said Monday, confirming the Pope's first foreig...
Pope’s Amazon document due Wednesday amid married priest row
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis will release his eagerly-awaited document on the Amazon next Wednesday, with attention focused on whether he will approve ...
Vatican seeks to explain absence of aide after book scandal
VATICAN CITY — The Vatican sought Wednesday to explain the absence of a key member of Pope Francis' protocol team following the scandal over a book on...
Cardinal at center of 2 Popes storm doubles down on celibacy
VATICAN CITY — A Vatican cardinal at the center of a storm over a book about celibacy and the Catholic priesthood is denouncing the “brutality” of cri...
US Vice President Pence to Pope Francis: you made me a hero
VATICAN CITY — U.S. Vice President Mike Pence told Pope Francis, “You made me a hero" back home by granting him a private audience at the Vatican on F...
Two popes -- one retired, one reigning -- cause a furor
VATICAN CITY — Ever since Benedict XVI announced he would become the first pope in 600 years to resign, Catholic theologians, canon lawyers and others...
Vatican tamps down clamor over Benedict’s new celibacy book
VATICAN CITY — The Vatican on Monday sought to downplay the decision by retired Pope Benedict XVI to reaffirm the “necessity” of a celibate priesthood...
Pope warns of risks from US-Iran tensions in policy speech
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis warned Thursday that increasing tensions between the U.S. and Iran are setting the stage for a broader conflict in the Mid...
Pope offers hope against darkness in Christmas Day message
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis offered a Christmas message of hope Wednesday against darkness that cloaks conflicts and relationships in large parts of t...
Pope marks joyful Christmas Eve after less-than-joyful year
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis assured the faithful on Christmas Eve that God loves everyone — “even the worst of us” — as he celebrated the joyous birth...
Vatican office struggles to keep up with clergy abuse cases
VATICAN CITY — The Vatican office responsible for processing clergy sex abuse complaints has seen a record 1,000 cases reported from around the world ...
Vatican tribunal now overwhelmed by clergy abuse cases
VATICAN CITY — The Vatican office responsible for processing clergy sex abuse complaints saw a record 1,000 cases reported from around the world this ...
Vatican financial watchdog now a ‘shell’ after police raid
VATICAN CITY — A board member of the Vatican’s financial watchdog has resigned in the wake of a Vatican police raid that resulted in the agency’s susp...
Pope’s Asian agenda: Disarmament, martyrs, family reunion
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has agendas both pastoral and personal for his trip to Asia, where he’ll appeal for global nuclear disarmament at the site...
Pope taps fellow Jesuit as Vatican’s finance minister
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Thursday appointed a fellow Jesuit to be the Vatican’s finance minister, filling a crucial position left vacant for mor...
Pope blasts ‘inhuman, un-Christian’ rebirth of anti-Semitism
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has denounced the "inhuman, un-Christian" rebirth of anti-Semitism, weighing in on an issue that has convulsed Italy in re...