Pope Leo XIV on Thursday entrusted the Vatican’s charity works to a fellow Augustinian, signaling a line of continuity with Pope Francis who had elevated the centuries-old job to a position of action ...

Today is Friday, March 13, the 72nd day of 2026. There are 293 days left in the year. Today in history: In 2013, Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina was elected pope, choosing the papal name Francis. He was ...

President Donald Trump, joined by members of his administration, declares a national emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic during a news conference at the White House in Washington, D.C., on March 13 ...

One of the hottest tickets in the Vatican’s backyard these days is for a four-lecture series on the Antichrist being given by ...

In a significant appointment to the Roman Curia, Pope Leo has chosen the Spanish-born Augustinian bishop Luis Marín de San Martín, 64, to be the new prefect of the Dicastery for the Service of Charity ...

Among all the news articles I have read in the past couple of years, I am not ungrateful that one poignant, below-the-fold story has remained with me, a ...

Pope Leo XIV has named Spanish Augustinian Bishop Luis Marín de San Martín as the new prefect of the Dicastery for the Service of Charity, reassigning Cardinal Konrad Krajewski to serve as archbishop ...

Pope Francis had another tranquil night at the hospital, the Vatican said in its brief morning statement, as he marks the 12th anniversary of his papacy. The pope has had increasingly positive medical ...

Pope Francis will leave the hospital on Sunday and make his first public appearance after being admitted for treatment in mid-February for a number of respiratory issues, according to the Vatican ...

ROME — Pope Leo XIV called Monday for an end to the U.S.-Israel war in Iran , issuing a new but still muted appeal as two of his U.S. cardinals condemned the war, rejected the rationale for launching ...

Pope Leo XIV on Saturday named a veteran Vatican diplomat as his new ambassador to the United States to manage one of the ...