Vatican

News from Rome, the Holy See and the pontificate of Leo XIV.

Pope Leo XIV greeting Special Olympics athletes during an audience in the Clementine Hall of the Apostolic Palace

Pope Leo XIV tells Special Olympics athletes sport is a path of effort and fraternity

Jane Morales|September 21, 2026

Pope Leo XIV addressing an assembly of priests of the Diocese of Rome in the Basilica of St. John Lateran

Pope Leo XIV tells Rome's priests to 'do less and do it better'

Laura Claveria|September 21, 2026

Pope Leo XIV speaking during the Angelus in St. Peter's Square

Pope Leo XIV calls for urgent international aid for Somalia

Almudena Buenadicha|September 21, 2026

The flag of Vatican City beside a lectern microphone at an international meeting

Holy See tells UN that hate speech cannot claim the protection of freedom

Jane Morales|September 18, 2026

Pope Leo XIV speaking to members of the Pope Leo XIV International Center for Studies in the Consistory Hall at the Vatican

Pope Leo XIV receives Augustinian study center that bears his name

Xavier Ruiz Arregui|September 18, 2026

Pope Leo XIV speaking to pilgrims during his general audience

Pope Leo XIV urges young people not to fear making courageous decisions

Almudena Buenadicha|September 17, 2026

Pope Leo XIV greeting visitors during his general audience

Pope Leo XIV greets Polish midwives and young people from Nazareth at general audience

Xavier Ruiz Arregui|September 17, 2026

Pope Leo XIV in white cassock beside a portrait of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI

Pope Leo XIV approves note citing Benedict XVI's Regensburg address

Laura Claveria|September 17, 2026

Pope Leo XIV greeting a group of midwives at the Vatican following his general audience

Pope Leo XIV honors Auschwitz midwife who assisted at 3,000 births

Almudena Buenadicha|September 17, 2026

Pope Leo XIV speaking during his general audience in St. Peter's Square

Pope Leo XIV warns against leaving moral decisions to artificial intelligence

Xavier Ruiz Arregui|September 16, 2026

Pope Leo XIV alongside an image of Pope Francis

Pope Leo XIV restores Vatican salaries cut under Francis and orders new archive buildings

Luke Alonso|September 16, 2026

A crucifix and candles displayed at the Vatican during a commemoration of Christian martyrs

Vatican commission documents more than 1,700 Christian martyrs in the 21st century

Xavier Ruiz Arregui|September 16, 2026

Cardinal Kurt Koch, prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity, speaking at a microphone

Cardinal Koch says no one can be a disciple of Christ and an antisemite

Almudena Buenadicha|September 16, 2026

Pope Leo XIV speaking during the General Audience in St. Peter's Square

Pope Leo XIV calls for respect for those who think differently

Almudena Buenadicha|September 16, 2026

Pope Leo XIV walking through the nave of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris

Vatican turns down Macron's request for private Notre-Dame tour with Pope Leo XIV

Xavier Ruiz Arregui|September 15, 2026

A bound volume containing reflections from 93 ambassadors accredited to the Holy See, presented to Pope Leo XIV

93 ambassadors to the Holy See present Pope Leo XIV with book of reflections

Xavier Ruiz Arregui|September 15, 2026

The first volume of the facsimile of the Aquileia Bible, presented at the Vatican

Vatican receives first volume of replica of 800-year-old Aquileia Bible

Xavier Ruiz Arregui|September 15, 2026

Reading room and shelving of the Vatican Apostolic Library

Pope Leo XIV orders expansion of the Vatican Archive and Library

Laura Claveria|September 15, 2026

Pope Leo XIV in a white cassock and zucchetto

Leo XIV's first 16 months leave consistory and Curia posts unfilled

Laura Claveria|September 14, 2026

Pope Leo XIV smiling in white papal vestments as he greets people

Pope Leo XIV turns 71: ten lesser-known facts about his life

Xavier Ruiz Arregui|September 14, 2026