The Vatican is under pressure to let more employees work from home as several offices remain open after Italy ordered a full shutdown.

Giuseppe Berardelli who gave his respirator to a patient is among 50 priests killed in Italy so far.

Pope Francis's trip to Malta, which had been scheduled to take place on May 31, has been postponed indefinitely, the Vatican said on Monday.

Catholics around the world joined Pope Francis in praying the rosary on Thursday night to ask God to end the coronavirus pandemic, which has killed more people in Italy than anywhere else.

Priests across this overwhelmingly Catholic country are being forced to look for alternative ways to minister to their flocks

A gallery of empty streets in towns and cities around the world due to the coronavirus outbreak.

For a generation of non-practicing Catholics, shows like The Young Pope and The New Pope are complicated. Between HBO’s stylized pope fantasy shows and quieter movies like Wim Wenders’ documentary Pope Francis and Fernando Meirelles The Two Popes, pope entert…

Bernard Preynat was found guilty of abusing dozens of children in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s.

St. Peter's Square at the Vatican is normally swarming with visitors hoping to see Pope Francis deliver his Sunday remarks. But for the second Sunday this month, the square stood eerily empty as Italy remains on lockdown due to the novel coronavirus.

All of Pope Francis' Easter services next month will be held without the faithful attending due to the coronavirus outbreak, Vatican said on Sunday, in a step believed to be unprecedented in modern times.

The devil always goes to extremes, Pope Francis said, either through the soft-sell of worldly glory or the violence of enraged persecution.

Pope Francis, holed up in the Vatican by Italy's coronavirus epidemic, held his first virtual general audience on Wednesday, thanking medical staff but urging the world not to forget the plight of Syrian refugees.

Former Vatican treasurer under Pope Francis is the highest-ranking Catholic official ever convicted of child sex crimes.

Pope Francis has canceled his main public appearances to avoid crowds gathering to see him and will stream them on the internet from inside the Vatican because of the coronavirus outbreak in Italy.

Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of French cardinal Philippe Barbarin who had been caught up in a sex abuse case, the archbishop of Reims said in a statement.

Pope Francis on Thursday named Gregory Hartmayer, the Roman Catholic bishop of Savannah, to lead the Atlanta archdiocese and its 100 parishes and 1.2 million Catholics.

Six men face charges of manslaughter over the deaths of five teenagers and a woman in central Italy.

While the Mexican Episcopal Conference says 217 priests are being investigated, there are cases in which complaints were sent directly to Rome

For weeks, Joe Biden’s dark blue campaign buses have declared that the former Vice President is battling for the “the soul of the nation.” On the campaign trail, he has regularly cribbed from the Pope and the Bible, and offered parables that would be perfect …

Pope Francis, who canceled a Lent retreat for the first time in his papacy, is suffering only from a cold that is "without symptoms related to other pathologies," the Vatican said on Tuesday.

Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said he had no immediate comment on the report

Italy has become a European hub for the coronavirus outbreak, with more than 2,000 people infected and 52 deaths.

Pope Francis, who canceled a Lent retreat for the first time in his papacy because he is suffering from a cold, has tested negative for coronavirus, the Italian newspaper Il Messaggero reported on Tuesday.

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Russian Cossacks have been told by one of their leaders not to kiss icons or clerics' hands to try to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

RT @EWTNVatican: An Argentine priest has been appointed as the new personal secretary of Pope Francis, according to a statement from Archbi…

Pope Francis has nominated Bishop Nicholas Hudson as a member of the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops that will convene from 4th to 29th October in Rome. https://t.co/d0UAoPqwSC

RT @VaticanNews: Pope Francis' Gospel Reflections When this kind of Christian hypocrisy is lived, what we end up doing is casting Jesus fr…

Pope Francis has rectified an irregularly appointed bishop in China for the "greater good of the diocese", said Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state. https://t.co/orBIjk8HAK

RT @VaticanNews: The Archdiocese of Seoul hosts a special exhibition at the Myeongdong Gallery to display the work of 11 Korean artists who…

RT @EWTNVatican: During yesterday's Angelus prayer, Pope Francis reminded parents of their crucial role in shaping their children's faith.…

RT @VaticanNews: Pope Francis' Gospel Reflections When this kind of Christian hypocrisy is lived, what we end up doing is casting Jesus fr…

RT @ReginaCaeli3in1: @JhWesten It is evil to call this man pope. It is a sin. You are ignoring "Cum Ex Apostolatus Officio" - Pope Paul lV…

RT @ToryFibs: Pope Francis has said that Ken Loach is a prophet who ‘confronts false myths’. Pope Francis is correct.

RT @Winwineklabu: The Philippines is plagued by the most dreadful priests in the world. Pope Francis called them as "Bad Catholics". We ha…

RT @catholicEW: Today marks the 700th anniversary of the canonisation of St Thomas Aquinas. The "Angelic Doctor" left a towering legacy wit…

RT @VaticanNews: Pope Francis' Gospel Reflections When this kind of Christian hypocrisy is lived, what we end up doing is casting Jesus fr…

19th July - Pope Francis: Let us #PrayTogether that Catholics place at the centre of their lives the Eucharistic Celebration, which transforms human relationships and opens up an encounter with God https://t.co/AR64lwDpie

19th July - Pope Francis: Let us #PrayTogether that Catholics place at the centre of their lives the Eucharistic Celebration, which transforms human relationships and opens up an encounter with God https://t.co/XAmU4b6KZn

RT @EWTNVatican: During yesterday's Angelus prayer, Pope Francis reminded parents of their crucial role in shaping their children's faith.…

RT @VaticanNews: Pope Francis' Gospel Reflections When this kind of Christian hypocrisy is lived, what we end up doing is casting Jesus fr…

RT @OLOPSPrimary: We got the green flag award! Thanks to the hard work of our Eco-Angels and Mrs Fedyszyn. We look forward to continuing Po…

RT @catholicnews1: #PopeFrancis Tells #Youth We are "preparing to "play a World Cup" - "in Christ's team" - "to be better friends of Jesus…

RT @VaticanNews: Pope Francis' Gospel Reflections When this kind of Christian hypocrisy is lived, what we end up doing is casting Jesus fr…

RT @Michael_J_Matt: Fighting back -- Is there any point? Is Klaus Schwab too evil? Bill Gates too powerful? Pope Francis too annoying? So s…

Pope Francis calls for an end to war and violence, remembering the allied bombing of Rome's San Lorenzo neighborhood 80 years ago. He laments the repetition of such tragedies and prays for mercy and deliverance from the scourge of war. https://t.co/5GCHOsksg6

RT @JChengWSJ: Pope Francis accepted as bishop of Shanghai a man whom Beijing had installed without consulting the Vatican—the latest sign…

RT @benedictrogers: So #CCP appoints a Catholic bishop without consulting Rome, in total breach of Vatican-China agreement...the Vatican co…

RT @theLemniscat: From @RealScottRitter's "Agent Zelensky" On Zelensky's visit to Pope Francis After giving the Pope an icon with a blac…

RT @GoodShepherd316: Take a look at who is leading the One World Religion. Pope Francis believes all religions lead to the same God. This…

RT @GoodShepherd316: Take a look at who is leading the One World Religion. Pope Francis believes all religions lead to the same God. This…

RT @GoodShepherd316: Take a look at who is leading the One World Religion. Pope Francis believes all religions lead to the same God. This…

RT @GoodShepherd316: Take a look at who is leading the One World Religion. Pope Francis believes all religions lead to the same God. This…

RT @VaticanNews: Pope Francis' Gospel Reflections In today's Gospel, Jesus prepares the Apostles for their first experience of preaching t…

Saint Celestine I, pray for Pope Francis.

RT @GoodShepherd316: Take a look at who is leading the One World Religion. Pope Francis believes all religions lead to the same God. This…

RT @Stella51999441: @ShaneSchaetzel You will throw out Vatican I and Traditional teaching on the papacy just to keep this man as pope. You’…

RT @matthew__theo: Shane believes we don’t have the authority to recognize Francis as a false pope, but somehow, he finds the authority to…

RT @MumukshuSavitri: NASA’s official YouTube channel shows that in October 2017, Pope Francis spoke to NASA & ESA astronauts onboard the IS…

RT @GoodShepherd316: Take a look at who is leading the One World Religion. Pope Francis believes all religions lead to the same God. This…

RT @JChengWSJ: Pope Francis accepted as bishop of Shanghai a man whom Beijing had installed without consulting the Vatican—the latest sign…

RT @theLemniscat: From @RealScottRitter's "Agent Zelensky" On Zelensky's visit to Pope Francis After giving the Pope an icon with a blac…

RT @VaticanNews: Pope Francis' Gospel Reflections In today's Gospel, Jesus prepares the Apostles for their first experience of preaching t…

RT @GoodShepherd316: Take a look at who is leading the One World Religion. Pope Francis believes all religions lead to the same God. This…

RT @benedictrogers: So #CCP appoints a Catholic bishop without consulting Rome, in total breach of Vatican-China agreement...the Vatican co…