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The Holy See closed the 2024 fiscal year with a surplus of $1.86 million
The Holy See closed the 2024 fiscal year with a surplus of 1.6 million euros ($1.86 million), according to the... Read more
Vatican approves auxiliary bishop for Shanghai
Father Wu Jianlin's consecration at St. Ignatius Cathedral marks a further development in the complex relationship between Beijing and the... Read more
Pope Leo chooses theme for 34th World Day of the Sick: ‘The compassion of the Samaritan’
The theme focuses on the Gospel figure of the Good Samaritan, “who shows love by taking care of the wounded... Read more
King Charles and Camilla to make state visit to Vatican in late October
Buckingham Palace has announced that King Charles III and Queen Camilla will be making their first state visit to the... Read more
Pope Leo XIV highlights importance of witness of families in today’s world
Pope Leo XIV on Sept. 6 participated in the Vatican’s Festival of Families, where he highlighted the importance of the... Read more
Vatican publishes regulations on the awarding of public contracts
The Vatican issued an update to its public procurement regulations to streamline steps in the Holy See’s contracting processes while... Read more
Charismatic renewal leader confident Pope Leo XIV will affirm movement’s status in Church
“I truly believe Pope Leo will be very supportive of the renewal and of other lay movements,” said Shayne Bennett... Read more
‘Eternity is before us,’ nun says to Pope Leo XIV in jubilee speech
Sister Maria Gloria Riva from a cloistered, contemplative monastery in the small state of San Marino in Italy, was the... Read more
Pope Leo XIV to diplomats: Peace and justice can be achieved by investing in the family
Pope Leo XIV told the diplomatic corps accredited to the Holy See on Friday that peaceful and just societies can... Read more
All the saints and Church Fathers Pope Leo XIV quoted in his first week
The Catholic Church’s first pope from the Augustinian order is already helping to educate the faithful through his deep knowledge... Read more
‘I wanted so much to come here’: Pope Leo visits Marian shrine outside of Rome
The sanctuary is run by the religious of the Order of St. Augustine and “houses an ancient image of the... Read more
Pope Leo XIV’s first Mass: ‘Jesus is the Christ’
Preaching in the Sistine Chapel on May 9 to the cardinals who elected him, the first pope born in the... Read more
U.S. bishops react to election of Pope Leo XIV, first pope from United States
Cardinals elected Leo to the supreme pontificate on Thursday afternoon, with white smoke billowing from the Sistine Chapel signaling the... Read more
Pope Leo XIV’s first words to the world: ‘Peace be with you all’
The 69-year-old new pope, formerly Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, was elected the first pope from the United States on Thursday. Read more
College of Cardinals asks for prayers ahead of May 7 conclave
The appeal came as the cardinals concluded their seventh general congregation — the daily meetings leading up to the start... Read more
PHOTOS: Pope Francis is laid to rest in Rome
Crowds of faithful lined the route to St. Mary Major as the late pontiff made his final journey to the... Read more
What to know about Pope Francis’ Saturday morning funeral
Saturday’s funeral will kick off the traditional Novendiales, nine consecutive days of mourning for the suffrage of the late pope.... Read more
Pope Francis’ coffin closed in private ceremony in St. Peter’s Basilica
Cardinal Kevin Farrell, the camerlengo, presided over the rite of the closing and sealing of the coffin. Read more
Pope Francis moved to St. Peter’s Basilica for final goodbye
The rite began in the chapel of the Casa Santa Marta, where Francis lived for the 12 years of his... Read more
‘Death is not the end of everything’: Vatican releases pope’s reflections on aging, dying
“We must not be afraid of old age, we must not fear embracing becoming old,” wrote Francis in the preface... Read more
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