Pope Francis will send back to Greece the three fragments of the Parthenon Sculptures that the Vatican Museums have held for two centuries, in the latest case of a Western museum bowing to demands for ...

Francis, 88, died on Monday at the Vatican. Pope Francis, the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church, was buried Saturday at the Basilica of Saint Mary Major after dying one week ago at 88 years old.

Filipino cardinal Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle (R) attends a rosary prayer next to a portrait of late Pope Francis at Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica in Rome on April 24, 2025. The Vatican on April 24 said ...

Nicosia, Athens — Today, Pope Francis concluded a five-day visit to Cyprus and Greece, including Lesvos island. This visit provided an opportunity to focus on the importance of solidarity, humanity ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. LESBOS, Greece (AP) — When Pope Francis ...

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From a bird's-eye view high above St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, a stunning photograph shows the estimated 250,000 ...

Is it the end of the world as we know it? The Prophecy of the Popes, a 900-year-old prescient manuscript, is believed by some to predict the next pontiff — and the end of the world. Pope Francis died ...

Upon his arrival to St. Peter's Basilica balcony on Thursday afternoon, May 8, the newly-elected Pope Leo XIV adorned a bright red shoulder cover and ornately-decorated stole, a contrast from the ...

Traveling through the Mideast, Leo XIV channeled many of his predecessor’s messages. Leo’s deliberate manner differed from ...