Defense lawyers in the Vatican’s “trial of the century” have argued that Pope Francis violated the fundamental rights of their clients by issuing four secret decrees that gave prosecutors “surreal carte blanche” to investigate
February 03, 2026
Pope Leo XIV has met with Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado at the Vatican
January 12, 2026
Pope Leo says ‘war is back in vogue’ in major address to global envoys
January 09, 2026
Pope Leo XIV has closed out 2025 with a prayer that the city of Rome might be a welcoming place for foreigners and fragile people young and old
December 31, 2025
In first Christmas message, Pope Leo decries Palestinians in Gaza being forced to shelter in tents from ‘rain, wind and cold’
December 25, 2025
Pope Leo XIV has summoned the world’s cardinals for meetings to help him govern the church, marking the unofficial start of his pontificate
December 20, 2025
Pope Leo XIV has made another high-profile appointment that signals a generational shift in the English-speaking Catholic hierarchy
December 19, 2025
In 2018, German artist Michael Triegel asked a homeless man in Rome to pose for a drawing, thinking that he would make an ideal model for St. Peter if he ever needed to paint the first pope
December 17, 2025
Pope Leo XIV has visited Istanbul’s Blue Mosque without praying there as he focused on strengthening ties with Orthodox patriarchs
November 29, 2025
Pope Leo XIV has shared his thoughts during the conclave that elected him, saying he resigned himself to the inevitable and put the rest in God’s hands
December 02, 2025
Pope Leo revealed on Tuesday that at the moment of his election as leader of the 1.4 billion-member Catholic Church, he turned to God with
December 02, 2025
Pope Leo denounces misuse of religion for ‘justifying’ war, violence or fanaticism
November 28, 2025
Staff at Lebanon's De La Croix Psychiatric Hospital are delighted that Pope Leo's visit will give its carers and residents, often abandoned by their families,
November 26, 2025
Vatican warns against rise in polyamory, saying ‘succession of faces’ does not rival exclusive union
November 25, 2025
The Vatican has doubled down on the value of monogamous marriage between a man and woman
November 25, 2025
Happily ever after doesn't require any complicated maths, the Vatican said on Tuesday -- for Catholics, one spouse is enough.
November 25, 2025
Rosalía has won over millions of music lovers for her fusions of flamenco and urban Latin beats
November 22, 2025
Pope Leo XIV has revealed a closely held secret: He uses a different Wordle start word each day
November 21, 2025
Pope Leo was presented on Friday with a copy of a U.S.
November 21, 2025
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has freed two Roman Catholic priests convicted of "serious crimes against the state" following diplomatic contacts with the Vatican, state news
November 20, 2025
Ukraine has asked the Vatican to formalize its role facilitating negotiations for the return of Ukrainian children and civilians taken by Russia during the war
November 19, 2025
Pope Leo renewed his criticism of U.S.
November 18, 2025
Pope Leo told a group of leading Hollywood actors and filmmakers on Saturday that cinemas were struggling to survive and that more should be done to protect
November 15, 2025
Self-styled miracle worker whose followers claimed could multiply gnocchi charged with fraud
November 13, 2025
Jesus may answer prayers but he has not made special appearances in a small town in the north of France, the Vatican said on Wednesday.
November 12, 2025
U.S. Catholic bishops have elected Oklahoma City Archbishop Paul Coakley as their new president, choosing a conservative culture warrior to lead during President Donald Trump’s second term
November 11, 2025
Blue Origin achieves first landing of reused New Glenn rocket booster
Eight people remain in hospital after Kyiv shooting, mayor says
North Korea launches multiple short-range ballistic missiles toward sea
Russian attacks kill at least 2 as Ukraine strikes a Russian drone factory
Republicans plan big spending to keep Ohio's Senate seat. A bribery scandal adds to their challenges
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Nathalie Baye, French actor known for her warmth and versatility, dies at 77
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