Tag: vatican

White smoke has risen above the Sistine Chapel, the signal that cardinals have chosen a new Pope. This came on the second day of the conclave. His identity, and the ...

The funeral of Pope Francis has begun with an elaborate set of rituals at St. Peter’s square, six days after he made his final public appearance for Easter. According to the Vatican, ...

The Vatican is making final preparations for Pope Francis’ funeral on Saturday, April 26, 2025. The funeral requires a huge and complex security operation in the Vatican and Rome involving ...

The Italian government has declared five days of mourning after Pope Francis’ death, a decision made at a meeting of the ministers. The period of mourning will last until Saturday, April 26, 2025, the ...

Pope Francis, the first non-European pontiff in nearly 1,300 years, has died at 88. The pope’s death was announced on Monday, April 21, 2025, morning by Cardinal Kevin Farrell, the ...

France, Germany and the United Kingdom have called on Iran and its allies to refrain from anticipated attacks on Israel in retaliation for the recent killings of senior members of ...

Politicians and commentators in Europe have expressed outrage after Pope Francis in an interview appeared to place the onus on Ukraine to make peace. In the interview broadcast by Swiss television, ...

Pope Francis landed in Mongolia on Friday, September 1, 2023, morning for a four-day visit aimed at encouraging the country's Catholic community. With his visit, Francis becomes the first Pontiff ...

As part of his itinerary for second day of his Portugal trip, Pope Fancis made a stop at the Catholic University, known as Universidade Catòlica Portuguesa, on Thursday, August 3, ...

Pope Francis urged Hungarians to open their doors to others on Sunday, April 30, 2023, as he concluded a weekend visit with a plea for Europe to welcome migrants and ...