As the cardinals gather at the Vatican to elect a new pope, here's the lowdown on the perks, pomp and powers of the pontiff ...

Zuppi was Francis’ peace envoy to Ukraine and works closely with the Community of St. Egidio. He was considered a favorite to ...

Opus Dei presented its proposed statutes to the Holy See on June 11 following the guidelines from the Vatican in the motu ...

Pope Leo XIV made his first appointment of a Chinese bishop under the Vatican's 2018 agreement with Beijing, signalling he is ...

I truly believe Pope Leo will be very supportive of the renewal and of other lay movements,” said Shayne Bennett of Holy ...

The new pope appears to be a big hit with visitors to the Vatican, yet he's not generating much headline news, despite his ...

Pope Leo has returned to the tradition of awarding bonuses to Vatican employees for their work in the weeks following ...

Pope Leo XIV will canonize seven blesseds on Oct. 19, including two Venezuelans: Dr. José Gregorio Hernández Cisneros and ...

The 2018 accord sought to resolve the issue of who has authority to appoint bishops.