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In first key text, Pope Leo urges Catholics to help immigrants

October 09, 2025 7:51 pm

Leo signals continuity with late Pope Francis, saying that global market systems exacerbate poverty

Top Vatican diplomat calls October 7 Hamas attack ‘inhuman and indefensible’, says ‘Israel committing massacre in Gaza’

October 06, 2025 9:50 pm

Cardinal Parolin, one of Pope Leo's top deputies, also welcomed the peace deal negotiated by Trump to end the war in Gaza.

Leaked chats suggest manipulation of key witness in Vatican financial scandal

Texts reveal behind-the-scenes maneuvering of the Vatican’s ‘trial of the century’

September 20, 2025 12:02 pm

WhatsApp chats reveal behind-the-scenes maneuvering in the Vatican’s “trial of the century,” showing two women influencing key witnesses.

Pope Leo brings back summer vacation tradition with return to Castel Gandolfo

July 06, 2025 1:05 pm

The newly elected pontiff revives a long-standing papal tradition paused under Francis, as Castel Gandolfo prepares to welcome a pope for the first time in over a decade.

WATCH: Pope Leo XIV rides the popemobile for the first time, ahead of installation

May 18, 2025 1:46 pm

Sunday’s Mass, marking the formal start of his papacy, features prayers in multiple languages, including Latin, Arabic, Chinese and Polish.

Pope Leo XIV set for papal inauguration as world leaders gather at Vatican

May 18, 2025 8:50 am

The ceremony will mark the official start of Leo’s papacy, as he will formally receive the pallium, a woolen stole symbolising his role as shepherd, and the fisherman’s ring.

The journey of Pope Leo XIV, successor of Pope Francis: From Chicago to the Vatican

May 09, 2025 11:05 am

Originally Robert Francis Prevost, the newly elected pontiff became the first American to ascend to the highest position in the Catholic Church.

Papal Conclave Live Updates: American Robert Francis Prevost elected as new Pope Leo XIV

May 09, 2025 3:55 am

Papal Conclave 2025 Live News Updates, New Pope Election 2025: Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost has taken the name Pope Leo XIV, a senior cardinal announced to crowds in St. Peter's Square

Chimney goes up as countdown begins: 10 things to know about papal conclaves

May 02, 2025 2:32 pm

While the conclave stirs global anticipation, much of its ritual and history remains shrouded in mystery, from three-year-long elections to popes who weren’t cardinals.

Vatican firefighters install a chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel for the papal election

May 02, 2025 12:57 pm

After every two rounds of voting in the Sistine Chapel, the ballots of the cardinals are burned in a special furnace to indicate the outcome to the outside world.