They began to colonize the island and enslave its people. Pope Eugene IV in 1435 wrote to Bishop Ferdinand of Lanzarote in his Bull, Sicut Dudum: ...They have deprived the natives of their ...

the sculpted head of Pope Paul IV Carafa re-emerged from the Tiber, and a sculptural group depicting the solemn meeting between Pope Eugene IV and Emperor Sigismund in the presence of the ...

Among the exhibits are a sculptural group depicting the meeting between Pope Eugene IV and Emperor Sigismund, a 1911 work by Giovanni Prini, and a 16th-century bombard ball. The ball features an ...

From the San Marco Bastion, visitors will see a cannonball from the 16th century, the sculpted head of Pope Paul IV Carafa re-emerged from the Tiber, and a sculptural group depicting the solemn ...

Pope Francis on Sunday celebrated the feast of the Baptism of the Lord by baptizing 21 babies in the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel and praying the Angelus with pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Pope Francis exchanges the season’s greetings with Vatican employees, in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Pope Francis inaugurated his Holy Year at Rome’s main prison on Thursday, bringing a message of hope to ...

Pope Francis’ Christmas message was a plea for reconciliation, peace and care for others. By Elisabetta Povoledo Elisabetta Povoledo is a reporter based in Rome, covering Italy, the Vatican and ...

Pope Francis made a visit on Thursday to one of the largest prison complexes in Italy, opening a special "Holy Door" for the 2025 Catholic Holy Year, in what the Vatican said was the first such ...

Pope Francis is the 266th Roman Pontiff of the Catholic Church. Formerly Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Buenos Aires, Argentina, he was elected by the conclave of cardinals on March 13, 2013.

ROME — Pope Francis turned 88 on Tuesday and marked the occasion with revelations that he almost didn’t make it. According to excerpts of his upcoming autobiography, suicide bombers had ...