The Vatican says leaked documents that seemingly undermined Pope Francis’ stated reason for restricting the old Latin Mass ...

Pope Francis on Sunday urged prayers for those suffering in the world due to political conflict, violence, and natural disasters, highlighting humanitarian crises in Venezuela, the Middle East ...

An image of Blessed MarÌa Carmen Rendiles is at the entrance of her museum in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, March 31, 2025. Pope Francis approved the canonization of Venezuela first female Saint ...

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela is set to have its first female saint following approval from Pope Francis. On Monday, he paved the way for the canonization of Blessed María Carmen Rendiles ...

For 400 years, most popes escaped the Roman summer in the hilltop town of Castel Gandolfo, Italy. Then Francis stopped going, ...

In Venezuela, a crowd gathered for a mass on Monday to honor Francis in Valencia, about two hours west of Caracas, called by the area’s archbishop, Monsignor Jesús González de Zárate, who is ...

The conclave to elect Pope Francis' successor is underway inside the Vatican's Sistine Chapel, ... In his role, the 70-year-old Italian, a former ambassador to Venezuela, ...

After Pope Francis’ death, ... the Vatican's internal affairs but also worked on behalf of the Catholic Church around the world in countries from Venezuela to Vietnam.