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Pope Francis has a bad cold and has opted to skip speeches he was set to deliver Thursday to visiting groups of priests and scientists, the Vatican said.

The Vatican is allowing the public to visit the new tomb of Pope Benedict XVI under St. Peter’s Basilica.

Pope Francis joined tens of thousands of faithful in bidding farewell to Benedict XVI at a rare requiem Mass Thursday for a dead pope presided over by a living one, ending an unprecedented decade for the Catholic Church that was triggered by the German theologian’s decision to retire.

The Vatican says a written account of the history-making papacy of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI will be placed alongside his body in his coffin for burial Wednesday.

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s longtime personal secretary has written a tell-all book that is coming out this month.

Tens of thousands of people have filed by Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s body as it lies in state in St. Peter’s Basilica. Many of the first viewers on Monday were tourists, pilgrims or Romans who lined up near St. Peter’s Square before dawn. The Vatican said that by the time the first day’s viewing had ended Monday evening, some 65,000...

Pope Francis has revealed that shortly after being elected pontiff in 2013 he wrote a resignation letter in case medical problems impede him from carrying out his duties.

Indigenous groups from Canada question how some of the works were actually acquired and wonder what else may be in storage after decades of not being on public display.

The pontiff told Reuters that the idea “never entered my mind” to announce a planned retirement at the end of the summer, though he repeated he might step down some day.

Pope Francis has announced he will elevate 21 churchmen to the rank of cardinal in a ceremony at the Vatican in late August. Among those tapped by the pontiff to receive the prestigious red hat will be two prelates from India and one each based in Mongolia, Ghana, Nigeria, Singapore, East Timor, Paraguay and Brazil, in keeping with Francis’ determination...

Pope Francis has made an Easter plea for peace in Ukraine and in other wars in the world

Thousands of baptisms performed by a priest in Phoenix, the Rev. Andres Arango, are invalid, because he used the wrong wording.

Pope Francis is urging parents not to condemn their children if they are gay

Pope Francis is vowing to provide justice to victims of clergy sexual abuse after an independent audit faulted retired Pope Benedict XVI for having botched four cases of abuse when he was archbishop of Munich, Germany

Pope Francis has long lamented that he can’t walk around town unnoticed like he used to before becoming pope

Lawyers for defendants in a big Vatican financial trial are asking the Holy See newspaper to correct the record after it ran a front-page editorial this week largely defending the investigation and insisting that the rights of the defense were being respected

President Joe Biden opened a five-day European trip Friday with a visit to Pope Francis at the Vatican.

President Joe Biden and Pope Francis’ upcoming meeting continues a long tradition of president-and-pope encounters, replete with notable moments involving gifts, gaffes and grieving.

Pope Francis has called for an end to the practice of returning migrants rescued at sea to Libya and other unsafe countries.