One of the greatest challenges facing Pope Leo XIV is financial. He has inherited the Holy See’s chronic, 50 million to 60 ...

Can Pope Leo XIV solve the Vatican funding crisis? Here’s how the Holy See manages money - The Vatican doesn’t tax its ...

The Vatican doesn’t tax its residents or issue bonds, and it's got a very big budget problem. It primarily finances the ...

VATICAN CITY — When 15-year-old Maria Izworska from Poland hears the word Chicago, the first thing that comes to mind is “O Block,” the notoriously high-crime strip of South King Drive that ...

Chicago Tribune photographer Brian Cassella captures the scene as Pope Leo XIV is installed in Vatican City. Global dignitaries and faith leaders from around the world gathered in Vatican City on ...

VATICAN CITY — Vice President JD Vance and Secretary ... whose focus on ending the world’s most destructive conflicts dovetails with the vision Trump laid out for himself as “peacemaker ...

Rome — Pope Leo XIV and Vice President JD Vance met at the Vatican on Monday ahead of a ... gave the pope two books by St. Augustine, "The City of God" and "On "Christian Doctrine." ...

In his homily, Pope Leo said he wanted to be a servant to the faithful through the two dimensions of the papacy, love and unity, so that the church could be a force for peace in the world.

Pope Leo XIV, the first American Pope, held his inaugural Mass in Vatican City. He pledged to unite Catholic Church. The ceremony included traditional rituals and symbols. Dignitaries from various ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV vowed Sunday to work for unity in a polarized Catholic Church and world, as history's first American pope offered a message of healing during an inaugural Mass in St ...

On Sunday May 18, world leaders and high-profile clergy attended the inaugural mass of Pope Leo XIV in Vatican City. Catholics around the world watched the proceedings, which were televised live.

Pope Leo celebrated his inaugural Mass in Vatican City as head of the Catholic Church, where he called for love and unity, and a world where peace reigns. Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope ...