The Vatican’s second-highest-ranking official, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, said the Holy See received the invitation and is ...

Vatican City is the smallest independent state in the world, yet it holds outsized influence and a unique legal, political, and cultural structure. Beyond its religious role, the city operates under ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The final pilgrims of the 2025 Holy Year passed through the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica late Monday, as the Vatican claimed success after more than 33 million people ...

The "Board of Peace" is an international body chaired by the president to oversee the governance and reconstruction of Gaza.

Vice President JD Vance led the U.S. delegation for Pope Leo’s inaugural mass this morning in Vatican City, celebrating the first American pope. Vance was joined by his wife, Second Lady Usha Vance, ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV fixed a technical glitch on Friday in a Vatican law that became problematic after Pope Francis named the first-ever woman to head the Vatican City State administration.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) – The teachings of the Second Vatican Council are still “the guiding star” the Catholic Church is meant to follow, Pope Leo XIV said.

An estimated 33 million visitors and pilgrims came to the Vatican to celebrate the Jubilee Year, exceeding early forecasts, officials said at a news conference at the Vatican Jan. 5.

Pope Leo XIV on Sunday blessed the cyclists of the Giro d’Italia before the last leg of the multistage international race, telling them they are all welcome in the Catholic Church. Addressing the 159 ...