The Latest Breaking News from Holy See

Pope Leo urges healing of ‘deep wounds’ before meeting child sexual abuse survivors in France

Pontiff also uses visit to Catholic shrine at Lourdes to criticise assisted dying as ‘false compassion’

The Guardian - UK · Sep 27

Pope heads on vacation after decisive flexing of papal muscle on international and church stage

Pope Leo XIV is going on summer vacation after a whirlwind finale to the first half of 2026

The Independent UK · Jul 5

Pope Leo XIV makes first major appointment of a woman to senior Vatican role

Pope Leo XIV appoints Italian nun Sister Alessandra Smerilli to head the Vatican’s migrant office

The Independent UK · Jun 30

Pope Leo issues historic apology for Vatican’s own role in legitimising slavery

Pope Leo XIV’s apology marks the first public acknowledgement of the role the Holy See played in the slave trade

The Independent UK · May 25

Pope Leo XIV makes historic apology for Holy See's own role in legitimizing slavery

Pope Leo XIV has made a historic apology for the role the Holy See itself played in legitimizing slavery

AAP · May 25

One year in, here’s what’s on Pope Leo XIV’s to-do list and what has he done so far

Pope Leo XIV has taken his time to find his footing

The Independent UK · May 8

Trump refuses to apologise after clash with Pope Leo XIV over Iran war

Despite widespread criticism including Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni's rare rebuke after the US president lambasted the US-born pontiff for being "weak on crime," Trump said no to an apology to the Catholic Church's Holy Father while reiterating his claims.

Euronews · Apr 14

Trump lambasts Pope Leo XIV in ongoing feud with Catholic Church leader over Iran war

The US president launches an unprecedented attack on Pope Leo XIV over the pontiff's rejection of the Iran war, accusing him of being "weak on crime" and hurting the Catholic Church.

Euronews · Apr 13

The Pentagon threatens the Vatican with a 14th-century power play, and JD Vance claims he had no idea about it

A clash of power and piety.

We Got This Covered · Apr 9

Pope Leo XIV picks Australian church lawyer as Vatican’s top legal expert

Pope Leo XIV has filled one of the most important Vatican vacancies by tapping an Australian church lawyer to serve as the Holy See’s chief legal expert

The Independent UK · Mar 25