Alessandra Tarantino / AP Photo Pope Issues Stern Message to Young Couples Obsessed with Pets, Warns of 'Demographic Winter' “Let us not believe that history is already marked, that nothing can be done to reverse the trend," the Pope said. By The Associated Press May 12, 2023
Alessandra Tarantino / AP Photo Vatican Releases New Update on Hospitalized Pope as Holy Week Approaches His hospitalization was the first since Francis had 13 inches of his colon removed and spent 10 days at the Gemelli hospital in July 2021. By The Associated Press March 30, 2023
Vatican Media - Vatican Pool / Getty ImagesBreaking Pope Francis Hospitalized, Cancels Appearances Right Before Easter "The tests showed a respiratory infection (COVID-19 infection excluded) that will require some days of medical therapy," the statement said. By The Associated Press March 29, 2023
Andrew Medichini / AP Pope Francis: Bishops Who Strongly Oppose Homosexuality Must Undergo 'A Process of Conversion' Pope Francis spoke out about homosexuality, saying that "it's not a crime" and that bishops who oppose it should undergo "conversion." By The Associated Press January 25, 2023
Andrew Medichini / AP Longtime Vatican Insider Exposes 'Dark Maneuvers' in Explosive Tell-All The publisher said the book is a firsthand account revealing the truth about the pontificate as well as the machinations of the Vatican. By The Associated Press January 2, 2023
Domenico Stinellis / AP Photo Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI Dead in Vatican City The Vatican announced that Pope Benedict XVI died Saturday at his home in the Vatican at age 95. Pope Francis will eulogize him. By The Associated Press December 31, 2022
Andrew Medichini / AP Pope Warns Vatican Staff That an 'Elegant Demon' Lurks Among Them On Thursday, Pope Francis warned Vatican bureaucrats that the devil lives among those who live in a holier-than-thou manner. By The Associated Press December 22, 2022
Gregorio Borgia - File / AP Pope's Second-in-Command Has Secret Letter in Case of Emergency In 2013, Pope Francis wrote a resignation letter and gave it to his second-in-command, in case his health prevented him from his duties. By The Associated Press December 18, 2022
Vincenzo Pinto - AFP / Getty ImagesCommentary Vatican Corruption Tribunal Hears Secret Tape of Pope Francis - He Never Realized He Was Being Recorded Pope Francis reportedly had no idea that he was being recorded during his conversation with a cardinal last year. By Peter Partoll November 25, 2022
Andrew Medichini / AP Photo Pope Whose Death Shocked the World Beatified, Church Points to Miracle That Came Decades Later On Sunday, Pope Francis beatified Pope John John Paul I, one of his predecessors who died only 33 days after being elected pontiff. By The Associated Press September 4, 2022