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

Can Pope Leo XIV remain a U.S. citizen while leading a foreign government? Here are things to know about the legally thorny ...

Pope Leo XIV’s election as the first American to lead the Catholic Church elevated him to the rare position of being a U.S.

Approximately 5,000 staff working for the Roman Curia and state institutions — such as the Vatican Museums, the Vatican ...

Following the Byzantine defeat at Manzikert, Emperor Alexios I Komnenos faced growing pressure from Turkish advances. In response, he turned to the West - and Pope Urban II answered with a call that ...

This means Leo believes a united church faithful to Jesus Christ is essential to the mission of the church in proclaiming the ...

Pope Leo XIV has appointed as head of the Vatican’s bioethics think tank Monsignor Renzo Pegoraro, the longtime deputy of its ...

Pope Leo XIV appointed Monsignor Renzo Pegoraro as the leader of the church group Pontifical Academy for Life.

I renew my appeal to the leaders: cease fire, release all hostages, fully respect humanitarian law," Leo said.

Archbishop Gabriele Caccia addressed the U.N. Security Council last week, underscoring the Holy See’s concern for civilians ...

In his first speech from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica on May 8, Leo said the cardinals chose him “to be the successor ...