Pope Francis is taking the highly unusual decision to dissolve an influential Catholic group from Peru which has been plagued by allegations of abuse from within its community, including allegations related to its founder,

After greeting the groups of international pilgrims in the Vatican’s Paul VI Audience Hall, the Pope asked people to pray for the people of Los Angeles, who are still suffering from the ongoing wildfires.

Pope Francis extended his prayers and "cordial greetings" to President-elect Trump ahead of his inaugural ceremony Monday morning.

Pope Francis said the people who have been trapped in a parish in Gaza had a decent meal for the first time in a long time, after a ceasefire was established between Israel and Hamas.

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis has dissolved a Catholic religious community with members across South America and the United States, following years of investigations into alleged sexual and psychological abuse by the group's founder and others.

"I am grateful to Pope Francis who has named me the 9th bishop of the archdiocese of Galveston-Houston and the third archbishop ... I am also profoundly grateful to our Holy Fathe

Pope Francis has fallen and hurt his right arm. It's the second time in a month that Francis has injured himself after an apparent fall resulted in a bad bruise on his chin.

The pope’s comments provided the latest indication of a potential rekindling of frictions between the Vatican and the next Trump White House.

AUTOBIOGRAPHYHope: the AutobiographyPope FrancisPenguin, $36.99 The best pope of my lifetime was John Paul I. He only lasted 33 days before he died. This meant he made virtually no mistakes, appointed no inappropriate people and issued no controversial statements.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - A special Wildcats jersey is returning to Lexington from Vatican City. In a video posted on Facebook, Father Jim Sichko got Pope Francis to sign a UK basketball jersey while on a mission trip. The already one-of-a-kind jersey is also signed by head men’s basketball coach Mark Pope.

Pope Francis appointed Father Anthony Ji Weizhong as bishop of Lüliang on Oct. 28, 2024, having approved Weizhong in the context of the Vatican-China deal.