Cardinal Pietro Parolin

Papal biographers agree that assessments of Pope Leo XIV’s future ministry remain premature following his recent lung surgery and cancer diagnosis, while praising his personal disclosure as a major, irreversible …

In a post published Oct. 10, on the World Day Against the Death Penalty, the pope said the common good of humanity can be safeguarded without the death penalty.

The meeting’s theme focused on developing a “multilateral and intergenerational approach” to prevent and address pandemics and public health emergencies.

The Vatican secretary of state reiterated the Holy See’s support for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and called for limits on AI.

Cardinal Pietro Parolin sent condolences Aug. 18 on the pope’s behalf to Polish Archbishop Adam Szal of Przemysl and Bishop Jan Franciszek Watroba of Rzeszów, who lead the dioceses to …

Pope Leo XIV conveyed his solidarity with the people of Indonesia after a powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck the country’s eastern coast

Over the course of roughly two months, two young girls reported around 160 apparitions of the Virgin Mary — sometimes occurring twice a day.

The pope approved the statutes May 20 during an audience with the Vatican secretary of state and adopted them on a trial basis for three years.

“It is troubling that a painful wound continues to open within the Church concerning the celebration of the Mass, the very sacrament of unity.”

ROME (OSV News) — The Vatican secretary of state appealed for peace and diplomacy on the fifth day of the U.S. and Israel-Iran war, warning that recognition of any country’s right …