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 ROME -- Pope Francis left Friday the Gemelli hospital where he had been recuperating from an operation carried out last week.

 VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis undergwent surgery under general anaesthetic for a “painful and worsening” intestinal condition at the Gemelli Polyclinic hospital Wednesday, Vatican sources said.

 VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis, looking serene and refreshed, resumed his regular schedule of audiences Saturday, meeting intellectuals from Georgetown University attending a conference organised by

 VATICAN CITY – On May 25, two new rooms in the Vatican Museums will be unveiled to the public for the first time: the Spezieria di Santa Cecilia in Trastevere and the Sala Delle Ceramiche, accordi

VATICAN CITY– The price of the “pro-colonial” stamp rises significantly after the Vatican chooses to remove the stamp from circulation, due to its recent repudiation of the doctrine of di

 VATICAN CITY – Security was tightened around Pope Francis’s tiny city state Friday after a deranged driver Thursday evening crashed a car at high speed through two Swiss Guard and gendaremie check

 VATICAN CITY -- Following his meeting with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday, Pope Francis continued to condemn the use of arms and encourage mediation at his weekly Angelus address

Vatican City– Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected to meet Pope Francis in the Vatican on Saturday, after meeting Italian governement officials according to both diplomatic

 VATICAN CITY – A group of 20 victims of abuse within the Catholic Church in Germany and Austria have set off on a 720km cycle route from Munich to Rome where they will meet with Pope Francis and p

 VATICAN CITY – In his first weekly general audience after returning from his pastoral visit to Hungary, Pope Francis warned that freedom is under threat in Europe as he underlines the importance o

 ROME – A photography exhibition, Women’s Cry, which showcases the suffering of women around the world, opened on Tuesday in Saint Peter’s Square, exhibition directors said at a press conf

 VATICAN CITY – The Vatican is part of a secret peace mission to end the war in Ukraine, Pope Francis told reporters on his flight back to Rome on Sunday. 

 VATICAN CITY– Addressing the Hungarian President, the Prime Minister and the many citizens who had gathered to listen, Pope Francis warned against rising European nationalism and called for a unif

 VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis arrived in Hungary on Friday morning for a three-day pastoral visit in which he will meet with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, Catholic leaders, members of local Catholic

 VATICAN CITY -- At the Regina Coeli on Sunday, Pope Francis called for an end to the recent violence in Sudan, according to the Vatican Press Office. 

 VATICAN CITY -- Following the 2018 financial investigations into the Sistine Chapel's alleged choir mismanagement, the first hearing for the trial has been scheduled, confirms Il Fatto Quotidi

 VATICAN CITY – The Holy See Press Office confirmed in a statement on Thursday that Pope Francis has donated relics of the True Cross to King Charles as a gift for his coronation. 

 VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis welcomed a group of religious and civic leaders from Manchester to raise awareness of the importance of tackling climate change, in a private audience on Thursday morni

 VATICAN CITY – At his general weekly audience on Wednesday morning, Pope Francis spoke about the importance of the Church’s martyrs and ongoing Christian persecution throughout the world, praying

 VATICAN CITY – The book “Twelve Women One Murderer – from Emanuela Orlandi to Simonetta Cesaroni” by magistrate Otello Lupacchini and RAI journalist Max Parisi, suggests that the Vatican

 VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis has strongly denied the “insulting and unfounded” accusations made by Emanuela Orlandi’s brother, Pietro Orlandi, that Pope John Paul II was somehow involved in the Vat

 VATICAN CITY – Cardinal Stanislao Dziwisz, the former personal secretary to John Paul II, has strongly denied the “rambling accusations” made by Emanuela Orlandi’s brother, Pietro Orlandi, of Pope

 VATICAN CITY - From 14 April to 28 October 2023 the Pope's Museums will extend their opening hours every Friday and Saturday until 10.30 pm (last entrance at 8.30 pm).