Vatican News

The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith has released a new doctrinal note, Una Caro. In Praise of Monogamy, presenting monogamous marriage as a gift rooted in human dignity and grace

In unitate fidei urges Christians to recover the unity first affirmed at Nicaea as he prepares to mark the council’s 1,700th anniversary at its ancient site

The 'motu proprio' only took a sentence to amend the irregularity and restore legal clarity, but it marks a decisive early step in Leo's pontificate in terms of trying to fix inconsistencies inherited from the previous pontificate

Mary’s Advocates, a lay organisation that seeks to uphold marriage against unilateral no-fault divorce, argues the bishop’s stance involves an error historically condemned as an 'anathema'

Cardinal Konrad Krajewski has responded to secular media claims that transgender activists were intentionally excluded from Pope Leo XIV’s top table at the Vatican’s Jubilee Lunch for the Poor

Representatives of the German Bishops’ Conference met with senior officials from the Roman Curia in Rome this week as part of a continued round of talks over the creation of a national synodal body for the Church in Germany

A spokesperson for the Dicastery for Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments has responded to claims that there would be a policy change under Pope Leo on the Traditional Latin Mass

The Vatican also took the rare step of giving control of the Archdiocese of Santo Domingo to a coadjutor in a strong act of oversight. Canonically, a coadjutor is appointed to assist an incumbent; his being granted outright control of a diocese, with the metropolitan largely sidelined, is unusual

In a far-reaching interview, the 96-year-old cardinal says 'it’s far too early for that' and that the Church is 'still absorbing the last council'

Cardinal Michael Czerny has said that Pope Leo XIV is continuing the work of his predecessor, describing the new pontiff as being “in perfect continuity” with Pope Francis and focused on implementing the reforms Francis began

The Kazakhstani bishop has addressed the debated Marian title in an extended letter referencing the “ordinary magisterium” and “numerous saints and doctors of the Church”

Pope Leo XIV has held his first official meeting with the Heads of the Dicasteries of the Roman Curia, signalling the start of a new phase in Vatican governance amid expectations of wide-ranging personnel changes

The Pontifical Swiss Guard has responded to an alleged antisemitic incident said to have taken place on 29 October during a papal audience at the Vatican

A Vatican compromise has ended months of controversy after two employees of the Institute for the Works of Religion were dismissed for marrying each other under a new rule forbidding spousal employment

Pope Leo XIV marked the Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica by urging that the Roman Rite be celebrated with fidelity, simplicity, and solemnity, describing the liturgy as the heart of the Church’s unity and mission

The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith will release a new document later this month titled We Two: In Praise of Monogamy, responding to requests from African bishops for guidance on polygamy and reaffirming the Church’s teaching on the unity and exclusivity of marriage

Pope Leo XIV has confirmed that a Vatican tribunal has opened proceedings against former Jesuit priest and artist Marko Rupnik, urging patience as the Church balances justice for victims with due process amid the controversy over his widely displayed mosaics.

The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith’s new note, Mater Populi Fidelis, reaffirms Mary’s unique but subordinate role in salvation, confirming earlier reports circulated through Italian Catholic media.

A document circulating online, reportedly a draft of Mater Populi Fidelis, appears to show the Vatican preparing to rule out the use of “Co-Redemptrix” as a Marian title — though the authenticity of the text has not yet been confirmed.