VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis, marking Palm Sunday in a packed St. Peter’s Square, ignored his prepared homily and spoke entirely off-the-cuff in a remarkable departure from practice. Later, he ...

Marking another in a series of recent surprise public appearances, Pope Francis on Sunday briefly greeted thousands of pilgrims gathered in St. Peter's Square to celebrate Palm Sunday. “Happy Palm ...

VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI opened Holy Week on Sunday amid one of the most serious crises facing the church in decades, with protesters in London demanding he resign and calls in Switzerland for ...

ROME — Pope Francis has used his Palm Sunday address to call for "Easter truce" in Ukraine as he lamented "the folly of war." "Let an Easter truce begin, but not to reload the weapons and resume the ...

Pope Francis greets a cardinal as he makes a surprise appearance in St. Peter's Square at the end of Palm Sunday Mass at the Vatican April 13, 2025. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez) An air of excitement swept ...