The scene in Jeddah is both surreal and sacred. Under the shade of the Western Hajj Terminal's canopies at King Abdulaziz ...

Fitzgerald, who spent his career in real estate private equity, said American donors — especially the younger generation — expect transparency and accountability from recipients of their money, and ...

The Vatican doesn’t tax its residents or issue bonds, and it's got a very big budget problem. It primarily finances the ...

Pope Leo XIV, as the first U.S.-born pope, may bring unique insight to the problem of polarization in the U.S. and in the U.S. church, analysts told OSV News.

When someone accepts election as pontiff, there undergoes a change in that individual, not only in life purpose in leading ...

More than 80,000 ancient manuscripts from the Vatican Library will be restored and digitized thanks to an agreement with the ...

A drawing by Michelangelo is displayed in the Vatican Apostolic Library which hosts the Codex exhibit which includes art ...

The most pressing sports question for many locals inside the Vatican concerning the first American pope remains a mystery: Does Leo support an Italian soccer club?

Pope Leo XIV meets with U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio in the library of the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican May 19, 2025. (CNS/Vatican Media) "The collaboration ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV is expected to live in the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace ... including a bedroom, private library and study, dining room, kitchen and chapel. Renovation works at ...

The papal apartments occupy the top floor of the palace, a 16th century building that overlooks Saint Peter’s Square. They feature about 10 rooms, including a bedroom, private library and study ...