Francis X. Rocca is the Vatican Editor for EWTN News. He has covered the Vatican since 2007, most recently for The Wall Street Journal, where he also reported on global religion. He has written ...

An archive of Francis' posts is available on Instagram. Pope Benedict XVI was the first pope to have a social media account. He made his first post on Twitter (now X) on Dec. 12, 2012.

Before he died, Pope Francis gave away the last of his personal savings to a cause he deeply cared about: bringing hope to those who are incarcerated.

Moment ring and seal used by Pope Francis are 'destroyed' by an unnamed female Vatican official, in a task usually reserved for the cardinal temporarily incharge following a papal death.

Francis selected cardinals who he felt shared his sense of the church — that it should be less hierarchical and more pastoral — but they do not necessarily embrace his more inclusive view of ...

"When Francis became pope in 2013, I was a senior in high school. In the years since, Francis’s pontificate has deeply shaped my journey to theological study and my commitment to theology as an ...

The ceremony with the Pope Francis' body, who will lie in state at St. Peter's Basilica for three days, pass through the crowd at the Vatican, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) ...

No evidence Pope Francis said, 'The walls of hospitals have heard more honest prayers than churches' A version of the beginning of the quote is traceable to a 2014 Pop Sugar "Powerful Quotes ...

Every item on this page was chosen by a Town & Country editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. During his lifetime, Pope Francis—born Jorge Mario Bergoglio—was a ...

Francis couldn't resist appearing in St. Peter's Square on Sunday, which culminated with a long drive through the Easter crowd of 50,000 on the pope mobile, with several stops to bless children.

Pope Francis 5 quotes from Cardinal Robert Sarah, a favorite among conservatives to succeed Pope Francis Cardinal Robert Sarah is being touted as an anti-woke alternative to Pope Francis ...