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Pope Leo’s updates to the Vatican labor code attempt to streamline a Curia under pressure, from pension woes to a dwindling ...

In fact, the Wikimedia Foundation announced Dec. 2 that "Deaths in 2025" -- an entry that includes Pope Francis -- was their ...

As the world watched the Vatican chimney, Cardinal Vincent Nichols was sealed inside – and now he tells the story of electing Pope Leo XIV.

The comments are one of the clearest yet in revealing the philosophy of the US pope, who was elected head of the world's ...

Lebanon needed this embrace.” The words went out over a social media platform, made more poignant for the accompanying image ...

By Kristina Millare Archduke of Austria Eduard Habsburg, who served as Hungary’s ambassador to the Holy See since 2015, ...

Cardinal Pizzaballa is not particularly confident in current leadership on either side of the conflict. But he is inspired by ...

Having a designated international correspondent can be a boon for any cable-news operation. At Fox News Channel, Trey Yingst has become an expected presence on screen when conflict breaks out around ...

Pope Leo's selection had spurred optimism that the Church's stance on female deacons might change. That was not to be the ...