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People ride their bikes during sunset in Manama, Bahrain, July 14, 2020. The Vatican has confirmed Pope Francis will visit Bahrain Nov. 3-6, 2022.

Pope Francis set to be first pope to visit Bahrain

The Vatican confirmed that Pope Francis intends to visit the Middle Eastern country of Bahrain Nov. 3-6.

A poster of Chinese President Xi Jinping hangs next to a crucifix on the wall of the house of a Tibetan Catholic on Christmas Eve in Niuren village, in China's Yunnan province, in this Dec. 24, 2018, file photo.

Renewal of Vatican agreement with China appears to be on the horizon

As the October deadline approaches for the extension of the Vatican's agreement with the Chinese government, the newly appointed editor of the news agency of the Dicastery for Evangelization said the deal has been instrumental in allowing Catholics to practice their faith openly and in communion with the church.

A banner showing Pope John Paul I is unveiled on the facade of St. Peter's Basilica as Pope Francis leads the beatification of the late pope in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Sept. 4, 2022.

Blessed John Paul I, 'the smiling pope,' showed God's goodness, Pope Francis says

Beatifying Blessed John Paul I, Pope Francis praised the late pope for showing the world God's goodness and for living the Gospel without compromise.

Russian political scientist and ideologue Alexander Dugin mourns for his daughter, Darya Dugina, who was killed in a car bomb attack, during a memorial service in Moscow Aug. 23, 2022. Pope Francis spoke of Dugina as an innocent victim of war, drawing a strong response from Ukrainian officials. On Aug. 30 the Vatican said the pope's comments "should be read as a voice raised in defense of human life and the values attached to it, and not as a stance on political positions."

Vatican says papal remarks on Dugina defended life, were not political

Pope Francis' comments on the death of Darya Dugina, a 29-year-old commentator with a nationalist Russian TV channel, were meant to defend life and were not a political affirmation, the Vatican said.

Pope Francis speaks as he leads a consistory for the creation of 20 new cardinals in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Aug. 27, 2022.

New cardinals feel honored, humbled, ready to promote renewal of church

Becoming a member of the broad, unique body of the College of Cardinals is both a great honor and an invitation to help promote a renewal of the Catholic Church's mission of evangelization, some new cardinals said.

Elder Fred Kelly, a spiritual adviser to the First Nations' delegation, prays for Pope Francis during a meeting with Indigenous elders, knowledge keepers, abuse survivors and youth from Canada and representatives of Canada's Catholic bishops at the Vatican in this April 1, 2022, file photo.

Pope Francis' words in Canada may have broader reach

Pope Francis' July trip to Canada was born out of his meetings with the nations' Indigenous people and was planned around encounters with them, and if the pope's words "have value elsewhere," like throughout the Americas, all the better, said the director of the Vatican press office.

The Ignatian Spirituality Centre in Montreal is bringing prayer to everyone who needs it.

Jesuits bring spiritual life to margins and beyond

Prayer is not a privilege set aside for ladies and gentlemen of leisure, not a secret code revealed begrudgingly to an enlightened elite. Prayer is part of being human. The Jesuits, products of the 16th-century humanist revolution, are working to make sure it stays that way at their new retreat centre in Montreal.

Maria Lia Zervino, an Argentine who is president of the World Union of Catholic Women's Organizations, greets Pope Francis June 11, 2022, during a meeting in the library of the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican. The Vatican announced July 13 that the pope had named Zervino to be a member of the Dicastery for Bishops.

Pope Francis names three women to office that helps him choose bishops

Ten days after saying he would name two women to the group that helps him choose bishops, Pope Francis appointed three women to the office.

Alessandro Diddi, Vatican deputy prosecutor, speaks during the 19th session of the trial of defendants accused of financial crimes at the Vatican in this May 31, 2022, file photo. At the June 6 session of the trial, London-based Italian financier Raffaele Mincione said the Vatican Secretariat of State's decision to back out of an investment in a London property is to blame for the Vatican's financial losses.

Vatican at fault for financial losses, Italian financier says

Taking the stand at a Vatican trial, London-based Italian financier Raffaele Mincione said the Vatican Secretariat of State's decision to back out of its investment in a London property is to blame for its financial losses.

The altar is seen at St. Francis Xavier Church the day after worshippers were attacked by gunmen during the Pentecost Mass, in Owo, Nigeria, June 5, 2022. Reports said at least 50 people were killed in the attack.

Pope Francis saddened by Pentecost attack in Nigeria

Pope Francis expressed his solidarity and closeness with Catholics in Nigeria after gunmen stormed a church and reportedly killed at least 50 people during a Pentecost Mass.

People have their "green pass," signifying vaccination against COVID-19 or a negative test taken within 48 hours, checked before entering the Vatican Museums at the Vatican in this Aug. 6, 2021, file photo. The Vatican has updated its COVID-19 protocols, allowing most employees and visitors to enter Vatican City State without a vaccination certificate or proof of recovery.

Vatican relaxes vaccine mandate, masking rules

The Vatican updated its COVID-19 protocols, allowing most employees and visitors to enter Vatican City State without a vaccination certificate or proof of recovery.

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