Historian Yvonnick Denoël delves into recently declassified documents for his book 'Vatican Spies', revealing an intricate network of hidden connections and underground conflicts that, starting from World War II,

Pope Francis has said he wants to give women greater leadership roles in the Roman Catholic Church. If he really wants to make good on that vow, writes Rich Barlow, he should reconsider Catholicism’s insistence on an all-male priesthood.

Pope Francis is not expected to veto President Donald Trump's choice of a high-profile critic of his papacy as the next U.S. ambassador to the Holy See, according to two senior Vatican officials, despite misgivings about his stance on many issues.

WITH ruthless ambition, suspense and even spies, hit movie Conclave lays bare the fight to succeed as a new Pope. The thriller has not only won critical plaudits, yesterday it clinched a

A year and a half after two private citizens filed a criminal complaint against a Vatican official investigating a scandal-plagued lay group in Peru, prosecutors for the second time are poised to drop the complaint on grounds of diplomatic immunity.

The Catholics surrounding Trump’s second term are best represented by his vice president, JD Vance, who converted to Catholicism and embraced family-oriented and conservative policies, echoing a general trend of young U.S. Catholic men shifting rightward.

“You’re not allowed to enter the Vatican with a camera,” says Fontaine, who earns a first Bafta nomination for his work on Conclave — one of 12 achieved by the film. “Luckily a select few were allowed to go inside the Vatican City, walk the streets and develop a different understanding of life behind the walls.”

Pope Francis has fallen over and injured his right arm but did not suffer any broken bones, the Vatican says. In a statement, the Holy See press office said that due to a fall Thursday morning in the Casa Santa Marta, the pope’s residence, the 88-year-old pontiff “suffered a contusion to his right forearm, without fracture.”

Pope Francis appointed Father Anthony Ji Weizhong as bishop of Lüliang on Oct. 28, 2024, having approved Weizhong in the context of the Vatican-China deal.

“The Apprentice,” starring Romanian-American actor Sebastian Stan in a blond wig and a whole lot of foundation, begins in the early 1970s and charts Trump’s rise and tumultuous personal life, with scenes depicting him taking drugs, getting a hair transplant and sexually assaulting his wife, Ivana.

Moscow is sending messages of gratitude to Pope Francis. The mission initiated last year by Cardinal Matteo Zuppi on behalf of Bergoglio, and reinforced behind the scenes by the diplomatic work

An adaptation of “Fatherland,” the best-selling novelist’s first solo work, “sets my teeth on edge,” he admits. His newest book, “Precipice,” is about a former British prime minister in love.