Vatican News
Pope Leo XIV names first head of major Vatican department
Pope Leo XIV made his first appointment of a head of a major Vatican office since his election: Archbishop Filippo... Read more
Vatican struggles against spread of ‘deepfake’ images of Pope Leo XIV
The Vatican communications team said it has reported hundreds of accounts, mostly on YouTube, posting deepfakes of Pope Leo XIV. Read more
Pope Leo XIV sends message to exorcists gathered in Rome
Pope Leo XIV addressed a message to the approximately 300 exorcist priests who gathered in Rome from Sept. 15–20. Read more
Pope Leo XIV reaffirms 2-state solution for Holy Land, warns of escalating war in Ukraine
Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday renewed the Holy See’s support for a two-state solution in the Holy Land and voiced... Read more
Catholic artist’s Taiwanese-inspired Christian art on display near the Vatican
Among the works on display in a new art exhibition by Catholic artist Hsieh Sheng-Min near the Vatican is a... Read more
Cardinal Becciu’s Vatican appeal hearing begins
Cardinal Angelo Becciu, the former deputy Vatican secretary of state, maintains he acted with papal approval and says prosecutors ignored... Read more
Pope Leo XIV: ‘It’s going to be very difficult to discover the presence of God in AI’
Pope Leo XIV pointed to the loss of humanity in the digital realm and warned that “extremely wealthy” people are... Read more
Pope Leo XIV to religious: ‘God found not one, but many strong and courageous women’
Pope Leo XIV met Sept. 22 with Discalced Carmelite nuns from the Holy Land along with participants in the general... Read more
Justice Alito speaks at the Vatican about justice and mercy
United States Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito Jr. spoke about the role that mercy can play in the legal system... Read more
Pope Leo XIV on Palestinians: ‘Those who truly love them work for peace’
Pope Leo XIV expressed his closeness to those living in the Gaza Strip during his weekly Angelus message on Sept.... Read more
Vatican urges faithful to revive efforts for sainthood cause of Cardinal Van Thuan
The beatification cause of Venerable Francis-Xavier Nguyen Van Thuan is being revived 50 years after he was imprisoned by the... Read more
Forgiveness is fundamental to justice, Pope Leo XIV tells legal professionals at jubilee
Pope Leo XIV addressed thousands of lawyers, judges, and other legal professionals gathered in Rome for the Jubilee of Workers... Read more
Documentary brings Father Marko Rupnik abuse allegations to big screen
The documentary “Nuns vs. The Vatican” premiered at the Toronto Film Festival earlier this month. Read more
Pope Leo XIV highlights the value of the vow of obedience
“When it is professed and lived with faith, obedience reveals a luminous path of self-giving that can help the world... Read more
Pope Leo XIV: Family is ‘a gift and a task’ for the Church, society
At the Vatican, Pope Leo XIV addressed participants in a meeting on the challenges to families in Latin America and... Read more
Vatican expects 15,000 attendees for Jubilee of Justice
The Jubilee of Justice, to be celebrated Saturday, Sept. 20, will bring together some 15,000 pilgrims from around the world. Read more
Pope Leo XIV signals potential shift on China, talks Trump and Gaza
Pope Leo XIV signaled he may be open to future changes to the Vatican’s controversial deal with China, saying that... Read more
Pope Leo XIV: My priority is the Gospel, not solving the world’s problems
Pope Leo XIV gave an interview for the biography “Leo XIV: Citizen of the World, Missionary of the 21st Century,”... Read more
Pope Leo XIV on Vatican’s finances: ‘I’m not losing sleep over it’
The Holy Father made the remarks as part of a wide-ranging interview with Crux senior correspondent Elise Ann Allen. Read more
2 widows at Jubilee of Consolation: Our husbands ‘are with God, in a joy not of this world’
Norma Pérez, a widow for five years, and Olga Pallares, a widow for two, have experienced the piercing visceral pain... Read more
