World Jul 29 Pope Leo XIV gets rock star’s welcome at Vaticans’ Catholic influencer festival By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press
World May 11 Watch 5:26 Pope Leo XIV calls for peace in Gaza and Ukraine in his first Sunday address as pontiff Pope Leo XIV delivered his first Sunday blessing as pontiff, calling for unity in a polarized church and appealing to the world’s major powers for peace. He delivered his message to an estimated 100,000 people from the loggia of St. By Laura Barrón-López, Harry Zahn
World May 05 Ahead of the conclave, Vatican staff take a vow of secrecy under threat of excommunication The oath, which explicitly forbids recording or disclosing anything from within the conclave, underscores the Church's insistence on confidentiality. By Vanessa Gera, Associated Press
World May 05 More than 130 cardinals will meet to choose the next pope. It will be the most geographically diverse conclave ever "We support whoever is the best person," Singapore's Cardinal William Goh said. "We don't choose a pope based on continent, based on race, based on language."… By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press
World Apr 22 Pope Francis’ funeral to be held Saturday, after 3 days lying in state with public viewing Francis' appearance from the same loggia where he was introduced to the world as the first pope from the Americas on March 13, 2013, was a fitting bookend to a 12-year papacy that sought to shake up the church and… By Nicole Winfield, Colleen Barry, Associated Press
Apr 21 Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff, dies at 88 Pope Francis charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives with critiques of capitalism and climate change. Continue reading
Mar 19 Pope Francis no longer needs mechanical ventilation mask to breathe as his health improves, Vatican says By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press Francis has been at Rome's Gemelli hospital since Feb. 14 for a complex lung infection that turned into pneumonia in both lungs. Continue reading
Feb 25 Pope Francis was well enough to hold meetings at the hospital, the Vatican says By Nicole Winfield, Trisha Thomas, Associated Press The Vatican's Tuesday noon bulletin announced that Francis had approved decrees for two new saints and five people for beatification. Continue reading
Jan 01 Pope doubles down on abortion in New Year’s Day message, calls for commitment to protect life By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press Pope Francis ushered in the New Year with an appeal for the faithful to reject abortion, calling for a "firm commitment" to protect and respect life from conception to natural death. Continue reading
May 28 Pope Francis apologizes after using offensive slur in meeting about ban on gay priests By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press Italian is not Francis’ mother tongue language, and the Argentine pope has made linguistic gaffes in the past that raised eyebrows. Continue reading