In a significant appointment to the Roman Curia, Pope Leo has chosen the Spanish-born Augustinian bishop Luis Marín de San Martín, 64, to be the new prefect of the Dicastery for the Service of Charity ...

On Saturday, March 28, the pope will travel by helicopter directly from Vatican City, the world's smallest state, to Monaco, the world's second smallest. The one-day trip will be Pope Leo's first ...

Pope Francis speaks with journalist Cindy Wooden aboard his overnight flight from Rome to Jakarta, Indonesia, on Sept. 2, 2024. Credit: CNS photo/Lola Gomez Being a Vatican correspondent for more than ...

The one-day visit to the principality on March 28 will include meetings with the Catholic community and young people, as well as a Mass in a stadium.

Pope Leo XIV on Saturday named a veteran Vatican diplomat as his new ambassador to the United States to manage one of the ...

Michelangelo’s “The Last Judgement” is getting a facial. The Vatican Museums on Saturday unveiled how restorers are removing a chalky white film of salt that has accumulated over the fresco ...

Pope Leo XIV has named Archbishop Gabriele G. Caccia as the Vatican’s ambassador to the United States, selecting a seasoned diplomat to serve as a crucial liaison between Rome and the pope’s home ...

Pope Francis had another tranquil night at the hospital, the Vatican said in its brief morning statement, as he marks the 12th anniversary of his papacy. The pope has had increasingly positive medical ...

MANILA, Philippines — “Are you Catholic?” Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson on Wednesday posed this apt question to Raphael Perpetuo “Popo” Mercado Lotilla, who has since hurdled the ...