Pope Leo XIV has urged Vatican cardinals to put their ambitions of power and personal interests aside and work instead on ...

Mindful that Pope Francis had often used the traditional pre-Christmas address to the Roman Curia to deliver some hard ...

In 2018, German artist Michael Triegel asked a homeless man in Rome to pose for a drawing, thinking that he would make an ...

VATICAN CITY -- The Vatican unveiled its Nativity scene Monday and lit the 25-meter (82-foot) Christmas tree that towers ...

Pope Leo XIV has summoned the world’s cardinals for two days of meetings to help him govern the church, the Vatican said ...

Pope Leo XIV’s upcoming extraordinary consistory of cardinals in January will be a pivotal but challenging landmark as he ...

A Swedish youth choir marked the feast of St. Lucy by singing at a Mass at the Vatican on Thursday, Dec. 11. Students from ...

Pope Leo XIV has summoned the world’s cardinals for two days of meetings in January to help him govern the church, the ...

The world lost influential people in 2025, and some of their deaths had significant impacts. Pope Francis died in April, ...

Pope Leo XIV has criticized prison overcrowding during a special Mass for detainees, guards and their families.

The film, produced by Vatican Media, the Fabric of St. Peter, and AF Films, will be released in 2026 for the 400th anniversary of the inauguration and dedication of the basilica.

This undated photograph shows a young Pope Francis, then Jorge Bergoglio, with his family. Back row, from left: his brother ...