All eyes will be on a small chimney on the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel today as the Catholic Church’s most senior leaders meet ...

Andriy Yermak, Zelensky's chief of staff, said that the new pontiff had a phone call with Zelensky on Monday, during which ...

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 ...

Vatican City witnessed a historic moment on May 8, 2025, as white smoke emerged from the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel, ...

Over in the Apostolic Palace - now unsealed - Robert Prevost held a moment of private prayer. Then, for the first time, he re ...

Pope Leo XIV has called for a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of all hostages, as well as "no more war", as he led a prayer to the Virgin Mary from the balcony of St Peter's Basilica.

The new Pope, Leo XIV, has called in his first Mass at the Vatican for the Catholic Church to "desperately" counter a lack of faith. Speaking the day after he was elected as the 267th Pope and ...

The Vatican on Thursday, May 8, elected the new Pope of the Catholic Church after pontiff Francis' death. As is the tradition ...

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The Vatican has reportedly denied any wrongdoing in this case. The second claim concerns allegations that Leo failed to notify St Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church, an elementary school in ...

If you've seen Conclave, Edward Berger's excellent political thriller, you'll have some idea of what goes on behind the ...

With an area of only 0.44 square kilometers and a population of around 764 people (estimated 2023), the Vatican is not just an administrative territory, but also the spiritual, liturgical, and ...