The specifics of the church's finances have always been shrouded in secrecy, even from the pope himself, and tradition is ...

Cardinal Becciu is the face of the financial scandals plaguing the Curia. A crucial but perilous undertaking for Pope Leo XIV. Our exclusive investigation. In the early morning hours of May 6th, a ...

With deep ties to both the United States and Peru, Pope Leo steps into spiritual leadership of 1.4 billion Catholics, ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — A quiet alliance between North and South American cardinals helped elect the first US-born pope.

Pope Leo XIV, formerly Cardinal Robert Prevost, became the first American elected to the papacy. Under U.S. tax law, ...

The Vatican Bank - or the Institute for the Works of Religion, as it's officially known - has long represented the heart of the Catholic Church’s financial might. As of the end of 2023 - the ...

Dr. Michael Pencina, vice dean and chief data scientist at Duke Health (and one of our panelists for next Tuesday's ...

All eyes will be on how the new pope manages the throngs of pilgrims, tourists and curiosity-seekers, and the babies who will ...

This letter would place the pontifical word at the heart of contemporary challenges linked to justice, peace, human dignity, democracy and dialogue. As head of state of Vatican City, Leo XIV could ...

PETALING JAYA: Malaysians are in their “worst-ever financial position” as they face a looming global recession amid rising inflation, according to a survey. Data from the RinggitPlus Malaysian ...

Members of the Order of St. Augustine, which Pope Leo XIV entered as Robert Prevost in his 20s, take the strictest vow of poverty, known as a Solemn Vow.