Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Secretary of State of the Holy See, presided over the rosary prayer in St. Peter’s Square, Feb. 24.

The Vatican's Tuesday noon bulletin contained a series of significant decisions, most importantly that Francis had met with ...

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, leads the rosary for Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square on Feb. 24, 2025. (CNS/Pablo Esparza) "It's really cool to come all together and to ...

The Holy Father’s voice was hoarse, and he was noticeably out of breath in the brief audio message, which the Holy See Press Office said was recorded today.

Vatican on Monday announced the start of nighttime prayers for the health of Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square, and invited Romans and others to join in, as the 88-year-old pontiff battled a complex ...

Around 4,000 people gathered in St. Peter's Square to pray for Pope Francis, who is critically ill with pneumonia. Despite ...

The 88-year-old Francis has pneumonia in both lungs and remains in critical condition despite showing a slight improvement ...

VATICAN CITY — Thousands of people gathered in St. Peter’s Square to pray for an ailing ... all night.” As Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s No. 2, led prayers for 45 minutes on ...

Pope Francis met with the Vatican's secretary of state, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, on Monday as he rested comfortably ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Thousands of people gathered in St. Peter’s Square to pray for an ailing ... all night.” As Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s No. 2, led prayers for 45 minutes ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Thousands of people gathered in St. Peter’s Square to pray for an ailing ... all night.” As Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s No. 2, led prayers for 45 minutes ...