Pope Leo XIV has bestowed St. John Henry Newman, the influential 19th-century Anglican convert, with the honor of "Doctor of ...

The designation is one of the most significant decisions of Leo's young papacy and also carries deep personal meaning ...

The Holy See and the Italian Republic have signed an agreement to build an agrivoltaic plant in the Vatican’s Santa Maria di ...

In 2022, Pope Francis tried to clean up the bank's tarnished image. He strengthened the bank's role as the exclusive manager of the Holy Sees's financial assets and connected institutions. He followed ...

The Holy See and Azerbaijan sign a memorandum to promote cooperation between the Church and the State with regard to ...

"Now, all of a sudden, he's our holy father, and we're pledging him our love, and our allegiance, and our loyalty and our prayer." Pope Francis was described as "serene" at the time of his election.

Pope Francis is pictured with Msgr. Fernando Ocáriz, left, the head of Opus Dei, and Msgr. Mariano Fazio, the auxiliary vicar of the prelature, during an audience at the Vatican Nov. 29, 2021.