17 h. ago ‘He’ll be happy here’: papal retreat forsaken by Francis excited to welcome Pope Leo

Longstanding tradition set to resume as new pontiff opts to spend summer holiday in Castel GandolfoWhen, soon after being elected in 2013, Pope Francis broke from longstanding Vatican tradition by choosing not to spend his summer holiday in the papal retreat of Castel Gandolfo, a sleepy hilltop town overlooking a lake about an hour south of Rome, residents were taken aback.One shopkeeper, Anna, compared the perceived rejection to a divorce, while another said it slightly ruptured a sense of belonging. Continue reading...

Politics

17 h. ago ‘We felt abandoned by Francis’: Pope Leo heads to traditional papal residence for summer break

Longstanding tradition set to resume as new pontiff opts to spend summer holiday in Castel GandolfoWhen, soon after being elected in 2013, Pope Francis broke from longstanding Vatican tradition by choosing not to spend his summer holiday in the papal retreat of Castel Gandolfo, a sleepy hilltop town overlooking a lake about an hour south of Rome, residents were taken aback.One shopkeeper, Anna, compared the perceived rejection to a divorce, while another said it slightly ruptured a sense of belonging. Continue reading...

Culture

17 h. ago Pope Leo XIV signals continuity on fighting abuse with new head of child protection board

Pope Leo XIV is signalling his commitment to continuing the fight against clergy sexual abuse

Events

24 h. ago Pope Leo XIV resumes the tradition of taking a summer vacation. But he's got plenty of homework

Pope Leo XIV is starting a six-week vacation this weekend at the papal summer retreat south of Rome

Politics

59 h. ago Pope speaks about childhood and early mornings as an altar boy in unscripted visit with campers

Pope Leo XIV has spoken publicly about his childhood in Chicago for the first time as pontiff

Politics

65 h. ago Hill town Pope Leo chose for his holiday set for tourism boost

Residents of the picturesque lakeside town are gearing up for the Pope’s visit

Politics

65 h. ago Vatican leak undermines Pope Francis and inflames debate over Latin Mass

The leak could place pressure on Pope Leo to change the traditional Catholic ceremony

Politics

3 d. ago Pope Leo XIV's hometown approves the purchase of his childhood home in hopes of reviving the village

Pope Leo XIV’s hometown is poised to acquire his childhood home

Society

3 d. ago Debate over Latin Mass heats up after apparent leak of Vatican documents that undermine Pope Francis

The debate in the Catholic Church over the celebration of the old Latin Mass is heating up just as Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate is getting under way

Society

6 d. ago Pope Leo XIV marks feast day as Vatican launches campaign to help erase its $57

Pope Leo XIV is marking a feast day as the Vatican launches a new campaign to boost donations from the faithful

Economics

8 d. ago Pope Leo XIV appeals for unity within the Catholic Church in Holy Year messages to priests

Pope Leo XIV has renewed his call for unity within the Catholic Church

Politics

8 d. ago Moment Pope Leo is hit on the head by object thrown from a worshipper before another man yanks his arm with the new pontiff left begging for calm at the Vatican

As the object knocks the pontiff's skullcap and forces him to rearrange it, a huge swell from the crowd breaks the railings and they suddenly surge forward, trying to grab at Pope Leo's arms.

Events

1 week ago Pope Leo issues orders insisting that priests must be celibate

Leo also said there must be ‘firm and decisive’ action on addressing church sexual abuse

Politics

1 week ago Pope Leo XIV offers an uplifting message urging seminarians to be joyful and honest

Pope Leo XIV is kicking off a weeklong celebration of Catholic clergy for the Holy Year

Politics

1 week ago Pope Leo condemns Trump's bombing in Iran, warns of 'irreparable abyss'

Pope Leo XIV warned of an "irreparable abyss" as US forces continue to bomb Iran after President Donald Trump made the decision to attack the Middle Eastern nation's key nuclear sites

Events

2 w. ago Pope Leo XIV says there should be no tolerance for abuse of any kind in Catholic Church

Pope Leo XIV has said there should be no tolerance in the Catholic Church for any type of abuse

Events

2 w. ago Pope commits to weeding out church sexual abuse, praises role of press in democracy

In first public comments on topic, Leo XIV has now signaled zero tolerance for sexual abuser priestsThe Roman Catholic church must “not tolerate any form of abuse”, sexual or otherwise, Pope Leo XIV has said in his first public remarks about the worldwide clerical molestation scandal that has long roiled the church.In a statement read on Friday at the performance of a play which dramatizes the work of a journalist who endured harassment while investigating abuse scandals within a powerful Catholic group, Leo maintained that it was necessary to inculcate “throughout the church a culture of prevention that does not tolerate any form of abuse: abuse of power or authority, of conscience or spirituality, of sexual abuse”. Continue reading...

Events

2 w. ago Pope goes to war with psycho AI chatbots as they threaten youngsters and 'humanity'

Pope Leo warned that artificial intelligence could harm the development of young people. The Pontiff, the first American to hold the position, has identified AI as one of the most dangerous threats facing humanity

Events

2 w. ago Pope Leo issues stark warning about AI’s effects on children

New generations face the biggest risk from technological advances, says the pontiff

Events

2 w. ago Pope Leo XIV flags AI impact on kids' intellectual and spiritual development

Pope Leo XIV is warning that artificial intelligence could negatively impact the intellectual, neurological and spiritual development of young people

Politics