Pope Leo XIV appointed Newark Auxiliary Bishop Michael Saporito to lead the Diocese of Metuchen and accepted Bishop Malone’s resignation.

The Vatican has documented 304 martyrs in Latin America this century, honoring those killed defending faith, the poor, and creation.

Pope Leo XIV marked his 71st birthday by inaugurating “AQVA,” a contemporary art exhibition on water at the Vatican Apostolic Library.

Cardinal Michael Czerny will receive the inaugural Pope Leo XIV Sustainability Medal from Villanova University for his ecological leadership.

Pope Leo XIV officially repealed the COVID-era salary cuts imposed on Vatican cardinals and Curia officials by Pope Francis in 2021.

Vatican Traditional Latin Mass permissions remained steady at 34 dioceses in 2025 during the papal transition, led by the United States.

A Synod study group proposes involving the whole People of God in preparing bishops’ ad limina visits to Rome for greater co-responsibility.

Pope Leo XIV sent greetings to Chief Rabbi Riccardo Di Segni and Rome’s Jewish community for Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and Sukkot.

Discover Venice’s Scuola Grande di San Rocco, its Catholic lay brotherhood and the extraordinary biblical masterpieces of Tintoretto.

Explore the Vatican’s Venice Biennale pavilions, where contemporary art, music and nature meet the legacy of St. Hildegard of Bingen.

The Vatican vegetable garden is now 100% organic, adopting biological farming methods inspired by Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato Si’.

Cardinal José Tolentino de Mendonça explains the Holy See’s presence at the Venice Biennale and why beauty can heal the human heart.