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KEYS: What came out of the Synod on the Amazon?

From John XXIII to Francis: these are the popes who visited the papal hospital in Rome

10 years after canonization of John Paul II a Mass will be celebrated in the Vatican

Pope Francis will not reform the conclave: “It seems to be a secondary thing”

The first woman to conduct a concert at the Vatican

The “pope's hospital”: 100 years of serving sick children

Pope Francis reveals his relationship with Benedict XVI in new book

Benedict XVI's secretary returns to Vatican, recalls legacy of the late pope

December 2023: Pope Francis celebrates his 87th birthday

Pope Benedict XVI's presence remains at the Vatican after his death

It's been almost 1 year since the death of Pope Benedict XVI

January 2023: the whole world remembers Pope Benedict XVI

Ratzinger Prize winner says Benedict's legacy “will illuminate the theology of 21st century”

Ratzinger Prize is now a “gathering in his memory” one year after Benedict XVI's death

The house where Pope Benedict XVI lived will again become space for contemplative life

Ratzinger Prize: carrying on the Pope's legacy almost one year after his death

Pope Francis remembers Benedict XVI: “a humble laborer in the vineyard of the Lord”

LIVE: POPE FRANCIS PREACHES MASS IN SUFFRAGE FOR BENEDICT XVI AND THE CARDINALS AND BISHOPS WHO WILL DIE IN 2023

Cardinal Herranz: "Contrasting Francis and Benedict XVI is absurd"

New cardinals' visit with Benedict XVI

Pope Benedict XVI's butler, who leaked confidential documents to the press, dies at 54

New York Cardinal's visit to Holy Land cut short due to escalation of conflict

Cardinal barred from voting in prior conclave will be able to until 2026 by ruling

Rome says goodbye to its Vicar General, still without a replacement

Cardinal Pizzaballa cancels his inauguration in Rome to stay in the Holy Land

This is what the Prefect of the Doctrine of the Faith thinks about hell and homosexuality

Prefect of Dcotrine of the Faith on Fiducia Supplicans: “It's a magisterial innovation in blessings”

German Cardinal Cordes, initiator of World Youth Days, dies at 89

Pope orders investigation of Canadian cardinal for alleged sexual abuse in 1980s

Spanish Cardinal Lacunza turns 80 and ceases to be an elector

Vatican Confidential: Where are the unsung heroes of persecution?

Vatican accepts resignation of cardinal who disappeared in Panama

Pope Francis honors cardinal who spent nearly three decades in Soviet prison

Cardinal Cobo takes possession of the Church of the Spaniards in Rome

A Spanish cardinal serving in Panama disappears

Cardinal nominated for Nobel Peace Prize in 2012 celebrates 80th birthday

Pope responds to questions on same-sex blessings

Pope Francis on Fiducia supplicans: “People are blessed; not the union”

Pope Francis bids last farewell to one of Pope John Paul II's close collaborators

Court suspends last sex abuse case against defrocked Cardinal McCarrick

African bishops announce they will not offer blessings to same-sex couples

Pope Francis kisses baby Jesus at Epiphany Mass

Pope Francis challenges thousands to “take the risk of service”

Some of the best moments at the Vatican this Christmas

December 2023: Pope Francis celebrates his 87th birthday

Pope Francis on Christmas: no to arms, no to war

A sneak peak at one of the most elaborate nativity scenes in Rome

This is the atmosphere that tourists find at the Vatican during the Christmas season

Pope Francis' busy schedule during the Christmas season

Culture on display at the Vatican: Over 100 nativity scenes from 22 countries

Pope Francis gives guidance on how to live the Christmas season

Vatican inaugurates nativity scene that reflects the first one in history

The Vatican will unveil the 2023 Christmas tree and nativity scene on Saturday

Special indulgence granted to Catholics this Christmas season

Vatican Christmas tree arrives in St. Peter's Square

Churches in Jerusalem decide to celebrate an austere Christmas

A sneak peak at this year's Vatican Nativity Scene

Christmas in Lebanon: A Nativity Scene is created with debris from the Beirut explosion

Vatican Nativity scene leaves no room for indifference and gets mixed reactions

“Vatican Christmas Cookbook” former Pontifical Swiss Guard shares Vatican recipes

Vatican inaugurates Christmas tree and manger in St. Peter's Square

KEYS: Viterbo—the birthplace of the conclave

Cardinal barred from voting in prior conclave will be able to until 2026 by ruling

Pope Francis will not reform the conclave: “It seems to be a secondary thing”

Spanish Cardinal Lacunza turns 80 and ceases to be an elector

This is where Pope Francis wants to be buried

Pope Francis reveals he will not be buried at the Vatican but at Basilica of St. Mary Major

South Korea's third cardinal in history turns 80 and will no longer vote in conclave

KEYS: How has the profile of cardinal electors changed since the last conclave?

The election of Pope Francis, the beginning of a pontificate full of surprises

Remember the Conclave? Now you can 'listen in'on it

LIVE: Swearing in Ceremony of new recruits of the Pontifical Swiss Guard

The “pope's hospital”: 100 years of serving sick children

Pope Francis begins a new cycle of catechesis focused on vices and virtues

Pope Francis celebrates his 87th birthday with children of families in need

Vatican convokes meeting with youth to check implementation of recent synod

Pope Francis meets Greta Thunberg, a 16-year-old fighting against climate change

Why the pope will sign the document on young people in Loreto

Pope visits Scholas Headquarters: Better to make mistakes in building than to folded arms

Pope Francis to altar servers: Path to holiness is not for lazy

Pope Francis to meet with 50,000 young Italians to prepare Synod

Pope Francis to UNIV Congress: Look for an integral preparation for service of others while at university

Youth at Pre-Synod: Thanks Holy Father for listening to us

Pope Francis sent a letter to youth at UNIV: Use your talents to serve persons in need

Pope Francis' new book, "God is young," presented in Rome

Pope Francis writes to youth: I want Church to entrust you with important responsibilities

Worldwide youth to be able to participate in “pre-synod” on Facebook

American girls high school choir 'thrives' at first papal Mass of 2018

December: Pope Francis asks Rohingya for forgiveness for world's indifference

November: Pope travels to Myanmar and Bangladesh

October 2017: Pope Francis asks for action and measures for protecting minors on Internet

From John XXIII to Francis: these are the popes who visited the papal hospital in Rome

10 years after canonization of John Paul II a Mass will be celebrated in the Vatican

Vatican invites young people to celebrate 40th anniversary of the event that inspired WYD

What is Divine Mercy Sunday?

The “pope's hospital”: 100 years of serving sick children

The stole worn by nine popes like John Paul II one year after his assassination attempt

“John Paul II: Still Alive,” wins Mirabile Dictu award for best director

“John Paul II: Still Alive” documentary named finalist in Mirabile Dictu Festival

Relics and photographs of John Paul II on display in Rome

Remembering more than 60 papal flights with John Paul II

Pope Francis: John Paul II's teachings on family a solid point of reference

Cardinal Filoni: I remember John Paul II's phone calls during bombings in Baghdad

George Weigel: John Paul II's impact and role emerged out of his Christian discipleship

Pope celebrates Mass on centenary birth of John Paul II: He was a man close to the people

Monday marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of John Paul II

How the women who received John Paul II's miracles are living the saint's centennial

Pope to celebrate 100 years since birth of John Paul II at grave in St. Peter's Basilica

New documentary offers never-before-seen insights into John Paul II's life

Remembering John Paul II's final hours, 15 years later

New documentary offers new perspective on John Paul II

How Christians celebrated Holy Week amid war in the Middle East

What exactly does the Catholic Church say about IVF?

1,000+ college students travel to Rome to experience Holy Week with the Pope

Pope Francis does not go to Colosseum for Stations of the Cross for second year in a row

Pope Francis adores crucifix during Good Friday liturgy

Pope Francis stands to kiss the cross during the Good Friday liturgy

Inmates unable to hold back tears as Pope Francis washes their feet

Pope Francis washes feet of 12 inmates at a Roman prison on Holy Thursday

Pope Francis sends Easter letter to Catholics in the Holy Land

Pope Francis consecrates chrism oil to be used for adult baptisms at Easter Vigil Mass

Holy Thursday: Pope Francis delivers homily to 1,500+ priests

How exactly did the Stations of the Cross begin?

Patriarch of Jerusalem: I understand the fear, but it is safe to visit Holy Land

Palm Sunday at the Vatican

Pope Francis, still having trouble breathing, kicks off Holy Week at the Vatican

Pope Francis calls attack in Moscow “vile” and “inhumane”

This is the meaning behind Easter liturgical celebrations

How Americans in Rome use Lent to follow in the footsteps of early Christians

Over 35,000 Easter flowers will again cover St. Peter's Square

How do we know that these pieces of wood are from Jesus' cross?

KEYS: Viterbo—the birthplace of the conclave

From John XXIII to Francis: these are the popes who visited the papal hospital in Rome

10 years after canonization of John Paul II a Mass will be celebrated in the Vatican

The “pope's hospital”: 100 years of serving sick children

Guardian of Vatican secrets: “Pius XII took his reason for Holocaust silence to the grave”

Michelangelo's secret room is now open to the public in Florence

50th anniversary of the attack against Pope Paul VI in Manila

Vatican foundation promotes better understanding of “the smiling pope”

Pope Francis creates foundation to better understand John Paul I

Keys: What do the Vatican Archives have on Pius XII?

Pope Paul VI watched arrival Apollo 11's on the moon and sent a message

Vatican to open Secret Archives on Pope Pius XII

Exhibition in Rome compiles artistic works dedicated to Pope Paul VI

Paul VI: His discreet but profound influence on the pontificate of Pope Francis

KEYS: Who was Paul VI?

Museum conserves relics of 16 popes, from Pio VII to Pope Francis

The truth about John Paul I's death

John Paul I, only one step away from beatification

Pius XI's anti-Nazi encyclical, Mit Brennender Sorge, marks its 80th anniversary

Church of Spies: an inside look into the Vatican's plot to take down Hitler

Vatican universities find ways to continue class

Pontifical universities form students ready to evangelize today's world

Cardinal Marx: We don't want vocations to celibacy that don't live their sexuality with maturity

New Safeguarding Licentiate Program to provide tools for global change in abuse

Keys to Vatican's new law on ecclesiastical universities

Rome improves Church management through new formative course

Pope supports new university network to respond to the refugee drama

Could Biblical Hebrew be making a comeback?

Guatemalan youth arrive in Rome for congress of university students

Vatican university publishes modern manual for learning Latin

Pope visits university: Do not be afraid of migrants. Welcome them.

Pope Francis to visit a Roman university, but not the one that closed its doors to Benedict XVI

Conference gives journalists keys for unlocking the Catholic Church

Conference gives journalists keys for unlocking the Catholic Church

Meet the first woman to head a pontifical university in Rome

Latin, Ancient Greek, and Hebrew: three fashionable languages in Rome

The class St. Augustine would have had at the Vatican

Helping journalists understand one of the oldest institutions in the world

Vatican backs new sexual abuse research center

Exhibition in Rome displays for the first time documents of Galileo's professor

34 new Swiss Guards swear an oath of loyalty to Pope Francis and his successors

Here's what Pope Francis' Holy Week schedule will look like

Catechesis on vices: the “noonday devil”

Orthodox and Catholics prepare for anniversary of first ecumenical council

Traditions continue for a feast of St. Paul 65 years after announcement of Vatican II

Pope Francis to preside over Mass for the Sunday of the Word of God

Pope Francis on Christmas: no to arms, no to war

LIVE: POPE FRANCIS PREACHES MASS IN SUFFRAGE FOR BENEDICT XVI AND THE CARDINALS AND BISHOPS WHO WILL DIE IN 2023

LIVE: Francis presides at the opening Mass of the Synod of Synodality with the new cardinals

LIVE: Pope Francis holds consistory and creates 21 new cardinals

Pope Francis to workplace safety advocates: “We cannot accept the waste of human life”

Pope Francis asks for vaccines for poor countries during Urbi et Orbi blessing

Pope reflects on the suffering of children during the Way of the Cross

Vatican adapts Ash Wednesday rite to pandemic measures

Pope Francis will celebrate Christmas liturgies at the Vatican

Pope to new cardinals: We must be careful not to fall into the temptation of pursuing fame

Pope to Youth: We are what we choose. Great choices lead to a life of greatness

Pope Francis: Christians cannot limit themselves to simply obeying rules

Pope invites homeless in Rome to his Mass this Sunday

Pope Francis: We are called to leave behind our image of death as total destruction