The Vatican Bank was shrouded in mystery and controversy for decades - and problems remain, even after a decade of reforms ...

World number one Jannik Sinner has met Pope Leo XIV in Rome. The 23-year-old, who has reached the quarter-finals of the ...

"War is never inevitable," the pope told them. "Weapons can and must be silenced, for they do not resolve problems but only ...

Eastern and Latin alike — who, above all in the Middle East, persevere and remain in their homelands,” Leo said May 14.

Catholics wait for the sign of white smoke, as cardinals gather behind the Vatican’s closed doors to choose the next pope.

Cardinals from around the world have elected the next pontiff, following the late Pope Francis' passing on 21 April. Follow ...

Born in the U.S., forged in Peru, chosen in Rome, Leo XIV will helm a church facing debt, division and decline ...

From conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, to migration, the climate crisis and schisms in the church, the honeymoon ...

The American Robert Prevost has been announced as Pope Leo XIV in front of a crowd of tens of thousands in St Peter’s Square.

I met the man who would become Pope Leo XIV in October 2023. We were standing outside the Vatican’s Synod Hall, and from my ...

Shortly after white smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel chimney, the world met a new leader: Pope Leo XIV. An American ...

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