Last week, Twitter users across the world made a startling discovery: A viral photo of the Vatican’s Paul VI audience hall revealed a colossal, looming sculpture that frames the pope during his ...

How Pope Francis opened the Vatican to transgender sex workers The outreach, reflecting the most radical stage of his papacy, has prompted backlash while also altering the lives of the nearly 100 ...

Pope Francis appears in better health, walking into the Vatican audience hall on his own with a cane for his weekly audience and delivering his prepared text with a clear voice.

A Swiss Guard stands watch as Pope Francis addresses hundreds of communication professionals gathered in the Paul VI Audience Hall for the Jubilee of Communication, Jan. 25, 2025. Credit: Vatican ...

(RNS) — Last week’s pre-conclave meetings in the Vatican audience hall did not lack for criticism of Pope Francis by cardinals preparing to elect his successor. As reported by America magazine ...

US tourist denied audience with pope damages two Roman sculptures in fit of rage Man told he won't be able to see Pope goes on rampage at Vatican Museums, damaging two 2,000-year old sculptures ...

The wooden Nativity scene in the Vatican’s main audience hall had generated headlines when it was unveiled Dec. 7 because of the presence of the keffiyeh, the black-and-white checkered headscarf ...

Pope Francis has tripped while entering the Vatican auditorium for an audience Saturday after the handle of his walking stick snapped, but he avoided falling.

Gathered in a Vatican audience hall, Francis thanked the 70-plus doctors, nurses and administrators and asked them for their continued prayers.

Pope Francis speaks with Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel during a private meeting June 20, 2023, in the papal studio of the Vatican audience hall. (CNS photo/Vatican Media) ...

Pope Francis' aide leans down to pick up the the handle of the Pope's walking stick after it snapped as he was arriving for a Jubilee audience in the Pope Paul VI hall at the Vatican, Saturday ...

The wooden Nativity scene in the Vatican ’s main audience hall had generated headlines when it was unveiled December 7 because of the presence of the keffiyeh, the black-and-white checkered ...