Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, has not ruled out the possibility of Pope Leo XIV traveling to Nicaea, located in the present-day Turkish town of Iznik, where the 1,700th ...

‘Carlo is a new pearl of this city of saints and a great gift for the Church: May his witness bear abundant fruits of holiness among young people,’ the cardinal said at a feast-day Mass attended by ...

Pope Leo XIV greets visitors as he rides in the popemobile around St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican May 28, 2025, ahead of his weekly general audience. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez) VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope ...

As Pope Leo XIV begins his pontificate with an emphasis on peace, justice and bridge-building, the Vatican has reaffirmed its "unwavering support for the mission of the United Nations" amid conflict ...

Father Maurice El Khoury, left, leads Sunday Mass inside a room usually used as a residence for visiting bishops next to St. George Melkite Catholic Church, which was destroyed in an Israeli airstrike ...

A demonstrator covered in pepper spray turns away from Department of Homeland Security agents outside the Bishop Henry Whipple Building, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, in Minneapolis. Credit: RNS photo/Jack ...

Pietro Parolin could be the first Italian to serve in the papacy since 1978. The 70-year-old is known as a diplomat and a moderate voice.

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, concluded a two-day visit in Denmark with a meeting with the country's king and foreign minister as tensions between Europe and the United States ...

The Vatican’s top diplomat on Monday condemned both Hamas’ "inhuman and indefensible" Oct. 7 attacks and Israel’s "ongoing massacre" in Gaza, warning that even legitimate self-defense cannot justify ...