VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV made his first appointment of a Chinese bishop under the Vatican’s 2018 agreement with Beijing, signaling he is continuing one of Pope Francis’ most controversial ...

The Via della Conciliazione, the grand avenue leading to St. Peter’s Square, was transformed on Sunday into a vibrant ...

I attended mass at the Franciscan Church of St Mary of Jesus (Ta' Ġieżu) in Valletta which was commemorating the feast of Blessed Nazju Falzon. The atmosphere was reverent and ...

Pope Leo XIV was elected by cardinals following the death of Argentina's Pope Francis, a charismatic reformer who sparked worldwide devotion but also internal Church divisions during his 12-year ...

Given this situation, on Feb. 26 Pope Francis created the “Commissio de donationibus pro Sancta Sede” (Commission for ...

Carlo Acutis, also known as 'God's Influencer,' will officially achieve sainthood on Sept. 7, 2025. He will become the first millennial saint and one of the first saints canonized by Pope Leo XIV when ...

The Vatican has beatified a Congolese government worker who was killed for resisting corruption, giving young people in a part of the world wracked with violence a new model of holiness ...

Pope Leo XIV celebrated the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul, launching a new fundraising campaign to tackle the Vatican's ...

Vatican, Microsoft create AI-generated St. Peter's Basilica to allow virtual visits, log damage NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press Nov 17, 2024 Updated May 18, 2025 0 ...

Almost a year after Pope Francis set up a commission to develop a large solar-panel array on Vatican property outside of Rome ...

A large TV screen displayed images from St. Peter's Square and the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel, where 133 cardinals were casting the first votes for pope, as locals in the Veneto town of ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Catholic priests will now be able to celebrate Mass “for the care of creation” after the Vatican ...