Leo XIV — the first pope from the U.S., the first born after World War II and the first canon lawyer in a long time — can lead the Catholic Church to a rediscovery of Vatican II through its texts, ...

Cardinal Angelo Becciu talks to journalists during a news conference in Rome, Sept. 25, 2020. During the original trial over the Holy See's bungled investment in a London property that opened in 2021, ...

Deacons take part in a Mass for their jubilee in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, that was supposed to be presided over by Pope Francis who was admitted over a week ago at ...

When the late Pope Francis was elected, a dozen years ago, and famously declined the pomp and perquisites typically associated with the office, among his renunciations was the use of the papal summer ...