The Latest Breaking News from Curia

Leo XIV to Bishops: Get Out From Behind the Desk and Lead By Example. Here's the Letter, Verified.

Pope Leo XIV urges Latin American bishops to leave their desks. Key takeaways from his new letter, plus what's shifted at the U.S. border.

Latin Times · Sep 22

NZ election poll watch: right still leads left, but Opportunity could deny it a majority

With the November 7 general election now just over two months away, and party campaigning about to start in earnest, political polls are coming into sharp relief.

The Conversation · Aug 25

Pope offers gentle critique of Vatican culture in Christmas greeting reminiscent of past

Pope Leo XIV has urged Vatican cardinals to put their ambitions of power and personal interests aside and work instead on building communion

The Independent UK · Dec 22, 2025

The new leader of the Catholic Church will inherit a financial mess that Pope Francis spent much of his reign trying to fix

Pope Francis said that for his spiritual message to be credible, the Vatican’s finances had to be credible as well.

Fortune · Apr 23, 2025

Who’s who at the Vatican?

For more than two weeks, eyes have been on the Vatican, awaiting news about Pope Francis’ health. The pope has been at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital since Feb. 14, 2025, being treated for double pneumonia and other complications.

The Conversation · Mar 3, 2025

Pope scolds Vatican staff for gossiping

“The people say it very well: Gossip is zero”

Salon · Dec 21, 2024

Pope Looks To His Legacy In Creating 21 New Cardinals

Pope Francis will on Saturday create 21 new cardinals from five continents, including bishops from Algiers, Tehran, Tokyo and Abidjan -- many of whom may one day help choose his successor.

International Business Times · Dec 7, 2024

Labour, Hipkins slip to new low as NZ govt finds groove

Chris Hipkins, who led New Zealand for nine months before losing the 2023 election, has polled just 13 per cent as preferred prime minister.

AAP · Sep 17, 2024

NZ election 2023: with a month to go, polls point to a right-wing coalition government

The New Zealand general election to be held in one month, on October 14, will be the country’s tenth under the mixed member proportional system (MMP).

The Conversation · Sep 14, 2023

'After the first stroke I didn’t even know I had a daughter'

When Paul Flaherty woke up he had no recollection of his daughter, aged 6

Wales Online · May 16, 2023