The Latest Breaking News from the Holy See

Since a United Nations General Assembly Resolution vote in November 2012, Palestine has had the status of a state within the UN system. It is not a full member state but, like the Holy See, a non-member observer state. Australia – after a heady debate within the Gillard cabinet –…

Pope Francis' surgery to repair a hernia in his abdominal wall has raised questions about what happens to papal power when Francis is unconscious or unable to lead the church

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy asked Pope Francis on Saturday to back Kyiv's peace plan, and the pope indicated the Vatican would help in the repatriation of Ukrainian children taken by Russians.

The recently ousted head of the Vatican's main charitable organization is breaking six months of silence to denounce his removal as a “brutal power grab.”

Bishop Robert Byrne stepped down from the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle in December

A report into the resignation of Bishop Robert Byrne highlighted four issues that impacted his role

The Pope said the Vatican is willing to help facilitate the return of Ukrainian children taken to Russia during the war

Speaking from the papal plane, Francis said he would be willing to help facilitate the return of children taken to Russia since the war began. And he revealed a secret peace "mission" was under way.

Pope Francis says the Vatican is willing to help facilitate the return of Ukrainian children taken to Russia during the war