The Vatican, the smallest state in the world, possesses a unique and complex legal, administrative, and spiritual structure designed to guarantee the independence of the pope and allow the Church to ...

Archbishop Alexander K. Sample of Portland met with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican to discuss the growth of the Catholic ...

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday opened a new phase of his pontificate by gathering the world's cardinals to Rome and asking them to advise him on key priorities for the next two years. They ...

Pope Leo XIV called on the Church to recognize sport as an opportunity to offer much-needed human and spiritual guidance.

By Kielce Gussie Speaking with directors and staff of the Vatican's florist's office and building services, Pope Leo XIV ...