Pope Leo XIV faces crisis as a traditionalist group plans bishop consecrations without consent
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV is facing his first major crisis with traditionalist Catholics: A breakaway…
Vatican’s ‘trial of the century’ resumes with setbacks for prosecutors
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The appeals phase of the Vatican’s “trial of the century” resumed Tuesday after a…
Pope Leo XIV invited to Peru as 2026 travel plans unfold
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Peru’s ambassador to the Holy See publicly invited Pope Leo XIV to visit his…
The secular press can’t understand Pope Leo
Last May, the cardinals of the Catholic Church gathered before the world’s eyes to elect a new pope.…
The Popes and the new year: a time for thanksgiving and hope
As 2026 approaches, Vatican News revisits some reflections by the Popes on this transitional period between the end…
2025 in numbers: Over 3 million faithful visited the Vatican
Data released by the Prefecture of the Papal Household shows that over 250,000 people attended papal audiences and…
Jubilee Year concludes in particular Churches
The Holy Year concludes on Sunday, 28 December – the Feast of the Holy Family – in accordance…
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And the second was the war in Ukraine, which dragged into its fourth, bloody year and — together with Trump’s return to the White House — forced Europe’s leaders to make…
Pope Leo decries conditions for Palestinians in Gaza in first Christmas sermon – The Irish Times
Pope Leo decried conditions for Palestinians in Gaza in his Christmas sermon on Thursday, in an unusually direct…
Pope Leo XIV addresses 26,000 with call for empathy in Christmas message
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV during his first Christmas Day message on Thursday urged the faithful…
Christmas, ‘sorrowing humanity,’ and the voice of the popes
For the Solemnity of the Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, we look back at the Christmas reflections…
Pope Leo in Christmas address to Vatican officials asks: ‘Is it possible to be friends in the Roman Curia?’
“We need an ever more missionary Roman Curia,” Pope Leo XIV said in a challenging first Christmas address…