Pope Leo XIV has authorised a traditional mass to take place this weekend at the Vatican, lifting restrictions that angered conservatives in his latest attempt to heal splits within the Catholic Church.

Pope Leo XIV canceled a key Pope Francis law, sparking speculation over a financial overhaul as he picks apart the former pope's troubled financial legacy

This is because Camilla does not have permission to wear white when meeting the pope; only seven women in the world have that privilege. Protocol means that most women meeting the pope should wear black, with no cleavage, as well a mantilla, which is a kind of headscarf.

Almost two-thirds of humanity—more than five billion people—live in countries where serious violations of religious freedom are taking place, according to the 2025 “Religious Freedom in the World Report.

The Vatican is expected to soon announce that it will return a few dozen artifacts sought by Indigenous communities in Canada.

The Vatican Apostolic Library opens a Muslim prayer room for scholars, aligning with Pope Leo XIV’s interfaith mission.

Pope Leo met survivors of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy for the first time on Monday (Oct 20), days after a Vatican report accused senior bishops of failing to support

VATICAN CITY -- VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV canonized Venezuela’s beloved “doctor of the poor” Sunday before tens of thousands of people, offering the South American nation its first saint and a reason to celebrate amid a yearslong economic crisis and new tensions with the United States.