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Pope Leo makes first big Vatican appointment to fill his old job at important bishop's office

Pope Leo XIV has made his first big Vatican appointment

The Independent UK · Sep 26, 2025

Vatican prosecutors suffer embarrassing loss as tribunal says their appeal is inadmissible

Vatican prosecutors have suffered a stunning blow in their appeals of the acquittals in the Holy See’s “trial of the century.”

The Independent UK · Sep 25, 2025

UN General Assembly 2025: What happens, key moments and speakers ahead

September 23 marks the start of the high-level General Debate, where more than 150 leaders will address the UN.

Al Jazeera · Sep 23, 2025

Pope Leo XIV resumes the tradition of taking a summer vacation. But he's got plenty of homework

Pope Leo XIV is starting a six-week vacation this weekend at the papal summer retreat south of Rome

The Independent UK · Jul 5, 2025

Pope Leo XIV marks feast day as Vatican launches campaign to help erase its $57-68 million deficit

Pope Leo XIV is marking a feast day as the Vatican launches a new campaign to boost donations from the faithful

The Independent UK · Jun 29, 2025

Pope Leo wades into business regulation, preaching the idea of an ethical AI framework to tech executives

Leo’s namesake, Pope Leo XIII, advocated for better working conditions during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Fortune · Jun 20, 2025

Can Pope Leo XIV solve the Vatican funding crisis? Here’s how the Holy See manages money

The Vatican doesn’t tax its residents or issue bonds, and it's got a big budget problem

The Independent UK · Jun 7, 2025

Can an American pope apply US-style fundraising and standards to fix troubled Vatican finances?

One of the greatest challenges facing Pope Leo XIV is financial

The Independent UK · Jun 7, 2025

Pope Leo prays for China’s Catholics, a thorny issue in his papacy

Ties with China remain sensitive within the Catholic Church over a 2018 deal between the Holy See and Beijing.

Al Jazeera · May 25, 2025

Pope prays for Chinese Catholics to be in communion with Rome in first comments on thorny issues

Pope Leo XIV is praying for China’s Catholics to be in communion with the Holy See

The Independent UK · May 25, 2025