With an initiative that has no publicized precedents, at least in recent memory, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican secretary of state, met with the nuncios of the Middle East region at the end of ...

As the cardinals of the Catholic Church prepare to gather in conclave for the election of a successor to Pope Francis, various issues facing the Vatican are on their minds, one of which is likely to ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV has taken his biggest step yet to correct one of Pope Francis’ more problematic financial moves, canceling a special Holy See fundraising commission that was announced under ...

The last public report from the Holy See was from 2020 — published in 2021 — and showed a deficit of 66.3 million euros ($77 million). A Vatican flag waves over the dome of St. Peter’s Basilica.

Pope Francis greets the heath care workers and medical staff who cared for him during his hospitalization during a meeting at the Vatican April 16, 2025. (CNS photo/Justin McLellan) Pope Francis, 88, ...