Since the Middle Ages, the Holy See has positioned itself as the preeminent mediator for international conflicts regardless ...

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An open-topped popemobile carrying Pope Leo XIV drove through St Peter's Square at the Vatican on Sunday morning, ahead of ...

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On Sunday, May 18, the solemn enthronement of the new Pope of Rome, Leo XIV, took place in the Vatican. The ceremony marked ...

Brazilian Cardinal Leonardo Steiner told America that Pope Leo would carry forward Pope Francis' legacy of synodality in the ...