The Vatican bureaucracy has been fine-tuned over hundreds of years to function smoothly even when the pope cannot.

Pope Leo XIV had surgery on Tuesday to remove a cancerous growth in his lung, the Vatican announced.

ROME and LONDON -- Pope Leo XIV departed the Vatican on Tuesday for a hospital in Rome, where he's scheduled to undergo an ...

As Pope Leo XIV prepares for surgery on Tuesday, Cardinal Baldassare Reina, Vicar General of Rome, will lead a Rosary at ...

A 1775 painting of the fireworks over Castel Sant’Angelo in Rome, painted by Jakob Philipp Hackert. / Credit: Public Domain By Courtney Mares Rome Newsroom, Jun 29, 2024 / 05:00 am (CNA). For ...

Black smoke billows from the chimney at 11:53 a.m. local time over St. Peter’s Square on May 8, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, May 8, 2025 / 10:20 am ...

The surgery, which is usually performed under general anesthesia, will require a weeklong hospital stay; the Vatican on ...

Pope Leo XIV smiles from the popemobile while riding around St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican before his weekly general audience Sept. 16, 2026. Credit: CNS photo/Lola Gomez One might think that with ...

His comments come after Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican secretary of state, said the planned livestreamed execution was ...

Between 700 and 1,000 children from schools and parishes in Rome will gather in the Vatican Gardens with Pope Leo to start the “One Million Children ...

An historic Derbyshire building connected to an iconic 50-metre-tall chimney could soon become an education centre for children with trauma and additional needs. INclude Education, which runs St ...