Pope Francis (Latin: Franciscus; Italian: Francesco; Spanish: Francisco; born Jorge Mario Bergoglio; [b] 17 December 1936) is the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State.

1 day ago · Vatican City, Jan 29, 2025 / 09:15 am. Pope Francis on Wednesday told pilgrims attending his Jan. 29 general audience in the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall to imitate St. Joseph — the man who knew how ...

5 days ago · Follow Vatican News for updates and information on the daily activities of Pope Francis.

Visiting the official website of the Holy See one can browse: the Magisterium of the Supreme Pontiffs (from Pope Leo XIII to Pope Francis); the fundamental texts of Catholicism in various languages (the Sacred Bible, the Catechism of the Catholic Church, the documents of the Second Vatican Council and the Code of Canon Law); the documents of ...

7 hours ago · A transfer to an unrelated Vatican office wasn’t possible under the terms of the new regulation. The pope seems aware morale is low. The couple wrote to Francis personally, hoping he might intervene, but received no reply. Francis though seems keenly aware that employee morale is low and that times are tough for families.

3 days ago · VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis warned of the “scourge of antisemitism” in his Angelus prayer on Sunday, the eve of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, noting it marks 80 years since the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp. “The horror of the extermination of millions of Jewish people and others of different faiths during those years must never be forgotten or ...

3 days ago · Vatican City, Jan 27, 2025 / 11:35 am. Pope Francis said Monday that he is more concerned about the development of human intelligence than artificial intelligence.

Pope Francis in Vatican City, 2021. The government of Vatican City has a unique structure. As governed by the Holy See, the Pope is the sovereign of the state, but he is supported by different bodies. ... Vatican City Pope: 1: Cardinals: 55: 9: Diplomats: 317: Swiss Guard: 104: Others: 132: 518 Total 618 518 372 246 764 1,136 Vatican City ...

1 day ago · Pope Francis is not expected to veto President Donald Trump's choice of a high-profile critic of his papacy as the next U.S. ambassador to the Holy See, according to two senior Vatican officials ...

Dec 22, 2022 · VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis warned Vatican bureaucrats on Thursday to beware the devil that lurks among them, saying it is an “elegant demon” that works in people who have a rigid, holier-than-thou way of living the Catholic faith.