Pope Francis, still recovering after his recent hospitalization for double pneumonia, made a surprise visit to Rome’s Regina Coeli prison on Holy Thursday, continuing his long-standing tradition of ...

Pope Francis visited Rome's Regina Coeli (Queen of Heaven) prison on Thursday, maintaining an Easter season tradition despite ongoing health concerns. The 88-year-old pontiff was warmly received and ...

The Vatican expects more than 10,000 people from across the wider art and cultural environments — hailing from over 100 countries and five continents — to participate in events over the four days. The ...

Pope Francis arrived on Thursday to meet with inmates at a prison in Rome amid the Catholic Holy Week, making a rare public appearance after his lengthy hospital stay last month. The pontiff, 88, made ...

Pope Francis greets the heath care workers and medical staff who cared for him during his hospitalization during a meeting at the Vatican April 16, 2025. (CNS photo/Justin McLellan) Pope Francis, 88, ...

(ANSA) - ROME, APR 17 - Pope Francis told inmates at a Rome prison where he washed inmates' feet in the traditional Holy Thursday Last Supper rite in 2018 that this time he could not wash their feet ...

Traces of black soot still mark the facade of the Regina Coeli jail, a reminder of the latest riots in Rome's infamous lock-up -- now emblematic of long-standing troubles plaguing Italy's prison ...