The written remarks also warned against what the pope termed “brain rot” caused by constant social media scrolling, calling ...

An advertisement in the late 19th century showed Pope Leo XIII on his throne, wearing the triple tiara on his head and ... the most that the First Vatican Council claimed was that the Pope was ...

It is also not necessary if your primary objective is to show how ‘the pope became the most influential man in the ... such as the proclamation of papal infallibility in 1870, the promulgation of the ...

ROME — Pope Francis on Monday named the first woman to head a major Vatican office, appointing an Italian nun, Sister Simona Brambilla, to become prefect of the department responsible for all ...

Back in 2011, there were rumours that Kate Middleton had never planned to wear a tiara on her wedding day. The royal-to-be supposedly had her heart set on wearing a delicate flower crown, a whimsical, ...

The Vatican on Monday named one of the leading ... the new archbishop delivered a message of unity and gratitude. He thanked Pope Francis, celebrated African Americans as “so foundational ...

The opening moments show the quiet death of the pope. By his beside are Bellini and Cardinal Thomas Lawrence (Ralph Fiennes), dean of the college of cardinals. It’s his job to run the papal ...

in the fifth and final such event for Jubilee Year which launched on Christmas Eve when Pope Francis opened holy doors at St Peter's. This was followed by the opening of Holy Doors at Rebibbia prison ...

Benedict Cumberbatch may be best known for his stint as Sherlock or his tenure as Marvel's Doctor Strange, but he has also played an unlikely Cold War spy in thriller The Courier. Inspired by real ...

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 ...