The Vatican Museums have unveiled its newly restored Hall of Constantine, one of its Raphael Rooms, including two newly ...

Additionally, the Vatican announced that Roumie will present a gift from “The Chosen” to Pope Leo XIV during the June 25 general audience. Roumie met with Pope Francis twice during his ...

VATICAN CITY — Perhaps taking a cue from Jesus Christ himself, who the Bible says “welcomed sinners,” Pope Leo XIV held a private audience with a big sinner at the Vatican on Wednesday ...

(RNS) — Last week’s pre-conclave meetings in the Vatican audience hall did not lack for criticism of Pope Francis by cardinals preparing to elect his successor. As reported by America magazine ...

Pope Francis is assisted in a wheelchair as he arrives for the weekly general audience, in Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican, February 12, 2025. REUTERS “From here, war appears even more ...

The audience, which occurred Monday, signaled that the machinery of the Vatican is still grinding on even though doctors have warned that the prognosis for the 88-year-old Francis is guarded.

In his prepared text, the pope focused on the birth of Jesus, the messianic king, in a humble stable. Pope Francis listens as Msgr. Pierluigi Giroli reads his catechesis during his general audience in ...

He thus enters into the grace of one who knows how to live the divine promise with faith, hope and love,” the pope said Jan. 29 during his weekly general audience in the Paul VI Audience Hall.

“He says to Mary: ‘Do not be afraid! … And he says to us too: ‘Do not be afraid, keep going; do not be afraid!’” Pope Francis greets pilgrims during his Wednesday general audience on Jan. 22, 2025, in ...

Pope Francis greets pilgrims during his Wednesday general audience on Jan. 22, 2025, in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican. Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA ...

Pope Francis greets pilgrims during his Wednesday general audience on Jan. 22, 2025, in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican. Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA ...

“Let ourselves open our ears to the divine Word and to welcome it and cherish it, so that it may transform our hearts into tabernacles of his presence, in hospitable homes where hope grows,” he added.