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Pope Francis urged people to continue to listen to the “cry of the earth and to the cry of the poor” as the Catholic Church marked the end of the “Laudato si Year” observance on Monday, May 24.

Pope Francis will celebrate Mass with people from Myanmar in Rome on Ascension Sunday, May 16.

The Vatican announced this week a rosary initiative dedicating the month of May to prayer for an end to the coronavirus pandemic.

A group of children read the meditations, stopping 14 times around the St. Peter’s Square to mark each of the “Stations of the Cross,” starting with the first when Jesus was condemned to death by Pontius Pilate to the last when he was buried in a tomb.

The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith responds in the negative to the possibility of imparting a blessing to unions of same-sex couples, noting that it “does not imply a judgment on persons” involved.

The Vatican this week expressed support for calls to ease international patent protections and speed up sub-licensing agreements for the production of COVID-19 vaccines.

The Iraqi government has announced stringent COVID-19 precautions, including the closure of mosques and churches "until further notice," ahead of the visit of Pope Francis to the country.

The Congregation for Divine Worship in the Vatican has issued new guidelines for the celebration of the Holy Week this year.

In 2020, Pope Francis has confronted financial scandals in the Vatican and the abuse of minors and vulnerable persons by clergy, which he described as the triple abuse of power, conscience, and sex.

Since becoming pope, Francis has worked to reform the Roman Curia, seeking to change its culture and redesign its structure.

A Vatican statement said the city-state was moving ahead with plans to substitute all its combustion engine cars with electric or hybrid vehicles

Pope Francis has reminded Catholics that the Church is “not a market” where “people go forward with a new business.”

Pope Francis is offering free coronavirus tests for Rome’s poor and homeless as part of the Catholic Church’s World Day of the Poor activities, the Vatican said on Nov. 12.

Cardinal Joseph Zen of Hong Kong said he was “disappointed and angry” over a report released by German broadcaster Deutsche Welle on the controversial deal between Beijing and the Vatican.

The Vatican this week called on Christians and Hindus around the world to build “a culture of positivity and hope in the heart of our societies” despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

The Vatican has clarified recent comments made by Pope Francis, which he said for a documentary film, on the issue of civil union to cover gay people.

Pope Francis said he is taking “small, but concrete steps” in fighting corruption in the Vatican.

The Vatican has renewed this week a controversial “provisional agreement” with China on the appointment of Catholic bishops.

A man living in the same Vatican residence as Pope Francis has tested positive for COVID-19 and gone into isolation, the Vatican said on Oct. 17.

A top Vatican diplomat has defended the renewal of a controversial deal with Beijing, saying that concrete progress has been made over the appointment of bishops in China.