World Sep 21 Pope will retrace his missionary footsteps in Peru and finally visit Argentina in November By Nicole Winfield, Isabel DeBre, Franklin Briceno, Associated Press
World Sep 14 Pope celebrates his 71st birthday but it's Vatican employees who get the gift The Vatican published a papal decree repealing 2021 salary cuts that Pope Francis had imposed on many Vatican employees as part of the Holy See’s COVID-19 cost-saving measures. By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press
World Sep 07 Pope Leo returns to sanctuary where he prayed after election and unveils a fresco depicting the event Pope Leo XIV returned Monday to a sanctuary where he prayed just after his election and revealed a permanent sign of his devotion to the place: a fresco depicting him praying that now adorns an upper cornice of the basilica. By Silvia Stellacci, Nicole Winfield, Associated Press
Politics May 05 Rubio to meet with Pope Leo in Vatican City amid tensions with Trump The State Department said Monday that Rubio, a Catholic who with this trip will have visited Italy or the Vatican at least three times as the Republican president's top diplomat, would be in Italy on Thursday and Friday. By Matthew Lee, Associated Press
World Jul 29 Pope Leo XIV gets rock star's welcome at Vaticans' Catholic influencer festival The pilgrims have descended on Rome for a special Holy Year celebration of so-called "digital missionaries," part of the Vatican's weeklong Jubilee for young people. By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press
May 11 Watch 5:26 Pope Leo XIV calls for peace in Gaza and Ukraine in his first Sunday address as pontiff By Laura Barrón-López, Harry Zahn Pope Leo XIV delivered his first Sunday blessing as pontiff, calling for unity in a polarized church and appealing to the world’s major powers for peace. He delivered his message to an estimated 100,000 people from the loggia of St. Continue watching
May 05 Ahead of the conclave, Vatican staff take a vow of secrecy under threat of excommunication By Vanessa Gera, Associated Press The oath, which explicitly forbids recording or disclosing anything from within the conclave, underscores the Church's insistence on confidentiality. Continue reading
May 05 More than 130 cardinals will meet to choose the next pope. It will be the most geographically diverse conclave ever By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press "We support whoever is the best person," Singapore's Cardinal William Goh said. "We don't choose a pope based on continent, based on race, based on language."… Continue reading
Apr 22 Pope Francis' funeral to be held Saturday, after 3 days lying in state with public viewing By Nicole Winfield, Colleen Barry, Associated Press Francis' appearance from the same loggia where he was introduced to the world as the first pope from the Americas on March 13, 2013, was a fitting bookend to a 12-year papacy that sought to shake up the church and… Continue reading
Apr 21 Pope Francis, history's first Latin American pontiff, dies at 88 Pope Francis charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives with critiques of capitalism and climate change. Continue reading