News

Two people hold an American flag while Pope Leo XIV holds his first general audience on May 21, 2025, in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune) ...
Pope Leo XIV called for "disarming communication" in his first address to 3,000 journalists, and advocated for peaceful media and press freedom.
Cardinal Kevin Farrell, the Vatican camerlengo, read the announcement of Pope Francis' death at age 88. Read the full text here.
Cardinal Kevin Ferrell, the Vatican camerlengo, announced the sad news that 88-year-old Pope Francis passed away from a cerebral stroke and irreversible heart failure at around 7.30am on Easter Monday ...
JERUSALEM - The Vatican flag has been lowered in the old city of Jerusalem following the passing of Pope Francis. The Pontiff died aged 88 after a long illness.
What does the flag of Vatican City look like? What should it look like? Beyond the recognizable general design of the yellow-and-white flag with the crossed keys on its right side representing the ...
The Vatican has released the first photograph of the pope in more than a month, showing Pope Francis wearing a purple Lenten liturgical vestments sitting in a wheelchair in front of an altar in ...
The Vatican released the first photograph of Pope Francis in over a month, showing him in a wheelchair celebrating Mass in a hospital chapel.