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Pope Francis has met with women prisoners in Venice who are the protagonists of the Vatican pavilion at the Venice Biennale art fair.

Pope Francis, 87, addressed inmates, staff and volunteers at Giudecca jail before a mass in St Mark’s Square

VENICE: Pope Francis travels to Venice on Sunday for his first trip of the year, testing his mobility and resilience...

Meets prisoners, youngsters, artists; 3 more Italy trips planned before major Asia tour

VENICE: Pope Francis presided over mass in St. Mark's Square in Venice on Sunday while warning of environmental damage and over-tourism, in a closely watched visit marking the ...

Pope Francis has warned against the excessive commercialization of art and the destructive impact of the market on creativity during a speech to artists at the Venice Art Biennale. "Certainly, the market promotes and canonizes, but there is always the risk that it 'vampirizes' creativity, robs innocence and ends up deciding coldly what is to be done," the leader of the Catholic Church said in a speech on Sunday. "Today it is more necessary than ever to make a clear disti...

Pope Francis had a full slate of events Sunday during his day trip to Venice, Italy, a trip that tied together a message of unity and fraternity. 

Pope Francis presided over mass in Saint Mark's Square in Venice on Sunday, warning of environmental damage and over-tourism in a closely watched visit, the first for the ageing pontiff outside Rome since last year.

The Pope addressed more than 10,000 pilgrims gathered in St. Mark’s Square for Mass. After the Regina Caeli, he entered St. Mark’s Basilica to venerate the re...

Pope Francis has become the first pontiff to visit Venice’s contemporary art festival during a trip which saw him visit a female prison and rehabilitate the reputation of a pioneering American nun artist.