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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Rome on Thursday for a diplomatic mission aimed at defusing weeks of escalating tension between the Trump administration, the Vatican, and the Italian government. Rubio met with Pope Leo XIV at the Apostolic Palace on the morning of May 7, with separate......
Pope Leo XIV held separate telephone conversations with Israeli President Isaac Herzog and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Good Friday, April 3, 2026, pressing both leaders to pursue diplomatic paths to end the wars ravaging the Middle East and Ukraine. The calls, confirmed by the Vatican in......
Technology billionaire Peter Thiel is in Rome this week to deliver a series of private lectures on the Antichrist, an event that has sparked criticism within Catholic institutions and prompted several universities to publicly distance themselves from the gathering. The invitation only conference series......
Michelangelo’s monumental fresco “The Last Judgment” in the Sistine Chapel is undergoing a new cleaning campaign to strip away a chalky film of salt that has slowly dulled its surface since the last major restoration in the 1990s. Vatican officials recently allowed a small group of......
The Vatican announced Monday that 33.5 million pilgrims visited Rome for the Catholic Holy Year 2025, shattering the previous record of 25 million from the 2000 Jubilee and delivering a major boost to the city's tourism sector. Pope Leo XIV will formally close the Holy Year Tuesday at St. Peter's......
Pope Leo XIV voiced deep concern on Sunday over Venezuela's political crisis, calling for respect of the nation's sovereignty following a dramatic U.S. military operation that captured President Nicolás Maduro. Speaking during the Angelus prayer in St. Peter's Square on January 4,......
For the first time in history, an official LGBT+ pilgrimage has been included in the calendar of the Catholic Church’s Holy Year. More than 1,400 LGBT+ Catholics and their relatives from around 20 countries are in Rome this weekend to participate in the Jubilee, marking a symbolic step toward greater......
On Saturday, Pope Leo XIV held a rare meeting with a senior representative of the Russian Orthodox Church at the Vatican—his first encounter with a top Russian cleric since becoming the head of the Catholic Church in May. According to an official Vatican statement, the pontiff received Metropolitan......
Pope Leon XIV has announced his intention to visit Turkey in the coming months, marking what could be his first official trip abroad as the head of the Catholic Church. The visit is expected to coincide with the 1,700th anniversary of the First Council of Nicaea, a pivotal event in Christian history. Speaking......
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