5 d. ago Pope criticises prison overcrowding during special service for inmates

Pope Leo XIV also highlighted insufficient inmate rehabilitation at the event

Events

1 week ago Europe live: Zelenskyy meets pope as he tours Europe to shore up support amid US pressure for Ukraine deal

Meeting with pontiff follows UK visit on Monday and comes ahead of talks with MeloniUkraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy has met with Pope Leo this morning, with the pair discussing the war in Ukraine, according to the Vatican readout.Pope Leo “reiterated the need for the continuation of dialogue and expressed his urgent desire that the current diplomatic initiatives bring about a just and lasting peace,” the statement read. Continue reading...

Society

2 w. ago Pope Leo reverses one of Francis’s final acts amid financial crisis

Francis had long struggled to get the Vatican’s budget under control during his papacy

Events

2 w. ago Pope Leo dissolves one of Francis’ final acts in major reversal

The Vatican reported its first budget surplus last month after years of deficits

Politics

2 w. ago Pope Leo surprises Vatican officials during historic visit to Istanbul's Muslim Blue Mosque

Pope Leo declined to pray inside the world-famous religious site, despite his aides believing he had done so, but did take off his shoes in a sign of respect inside the Muslim place of worship

Politics

3 w. ago Pope Leo to go against Vatican tradition on first trip to Turkey and Lebanon

Pope Leo XIV will make a notable departure from his predecessors in the first foreign trip of his pontificate

Economics

4 w. ago Pope Leo rectifies technical glitch in Vatican law after woman given top job

This change follows Pope Francis's February appointment of Sister Raffaella Petrini

Society