Unlike Pope Francis, who shook things up early on with a flurry of reforms, appointments and new structures, Pope Leo XIV has ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio kicked off a two-day visit to Vatican City and Italy Thursday by meeting Pope Leo XIV, his ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV had tried during his first year as pontiff to insist that his essential role was that of a ...

Rubio met with the pope for over two hours Thursday.

The Vatican is sending new signals about how it intends to minister to LGBTQ+ Catholics in the Pope Leo XIV era.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to Rome and Vatican City this week in a bid to ease rising tensions between ...

The State Department said Monday that Rubio, a Catholic who with this trip will have visited Italy or the Vatican at least ...

If you're feeling intimidated by the experience, consider one of the following small-group Vatican tours, guided by local ...

For more than two weeks, eyes have been on the Vatican, awaiting news about Pope Francis' health. The pope has been at Rome's Gemelli Hospital since Feb. 14, 2025, being treated for double pneumonia ...

Pope Francis updated the "Fundamental Law of Vatican City State," opening the possibility that laypeople can be members of its governing commission and emphasizing that the independence of the ...