Pope Francis celebrates the First Vespers and Te Deum for the end of the year, in St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City, 31 December 2024. (Photo by EPA/MASSIMO PERCOSSI /MaxPPP) Seated in a chair at ...

At Pope Francis’ request, the Vatican will now pay a monthly bonus of 300 euros (about $309) per family to employees of the city-state who have three or more children, giving credibility to his ...

He's the first pope from Latin America, the first to take the name Francis and the first sitting pontiff to publish his memoirs since the 15th century. Pope Francis' autobiography, Hope, reaches ...

The pope, who now often uses a wheelchair due to knee and back pain, says: “The Church is governed using the head and the heart, not the legs.” Francis, originally from Argentina and the first ...

Not even the Pope can resist the temptation. So this month Pope Francis, the first Latin American and the first Jesuit to head the Catholic Church, goes where other pontiffs have not. Hope ...

Umbrellas dotted St. Peter’s Square on the rainy Sunday afternoon as Jubilee pilgrims braved the weather to hear Pope Francis give his Angelus message on Jan. 5, 2025. (photo: Vatican Media ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis warned that bullying in schools prepares students for war rather than peace, in a speech to Catholic educators gathered at the Vatican on Saturday. Speaking to ...

Pope Francis gestures during an audience with Catholic associations of teachers and students' parents in the Paul VI Hall, at the Vatican, Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Pope Francis gestures during an audience with Catholic associations of teachers and students’ parents in ...

Pope Francis Says Bullying at School Prepares Students for War, Not Peace VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis warned that bullying in schools prepares students for war rather than peace ...

Mark Pope and the Kentucky Wildcats kicked off SEC play with a very important matchup against the #6 Florida Gators and got the big win 106-100. Florida came out of the gates hot, but the Wildcats ...

“Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl proves that the 35-year-old franchise hasn't yet lost its cheerful, hilarious touch.” Vengeance Most Fowl never quite matches its franchise’s highest ...