As Pope Leo XIV settles into his new role on the Throne of Peter, early indications are that he will respect and maintain the ...

Pope Leo XIV greets religious sisters during a meeting with officials and employees of the Roman Curia, Vatican City State and the Diocese of Rome in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican May ...

Catholic nuns attend a nightly rosary prayer service for Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican Thursday, March 6, 2025. (Credit: Francisco Seco/AP.) Listen ROME – Since his ...

According to Cardinal Baldassare Reina, the vicar general of Rome, there are 8,020 priests and deacons currently in the ...

Pope Francis in stable condition, no new respiratory episodes 02:01. For more than two weeks, eyes have been on the Vatican, awaiting news about Pope Francis' health.The pope has been at Rome's ...

From the perspective of my own service of eight years in the Curia (at the Secretariat of State from 1971 to 1973 and the Congregation—now Dicastery—for Bishops from 1973 to 1979), I can say ...

For more than two weeks, eyes have been on the Vatican, awaiting news about Pope Francis’ health. The pope has been at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital since Feb. 14, 2025, being treated for double ...