Vatican News

The tribunal’s decision highlights the seriousness with which the Vatican treats defamation under its own legal system

The Vatican’s doctrinal office will publish 'Mater Populi Fidelis' on 4 November, a new note on 'Mary’s cooperation in the work of salvation' that has prompted speculation it could revisit the long-debated title 'Co-Redemptrix'

Pope Leo XIV has issued an apostolic letter to commemorate the sixtieth anniversary of the Vatican II declaration Gravissimum Educationis, urging Catholic schools and universities to “build bridges, not walls,” and to place the human person at the centre of education in a divided digital age.

More than 3,000 pilgrims filled Saint Peter’s Basilica for the annual Summorum Pontificum pilgrimage, as soaring attendance forced organisers to turn people away and left the FSSP’s Sunday Mass without enough consecrated Hosts.

Cardinal Raymond Burke celebrated a Solemn Pontifical Mass in the Traditional Latin Rite at the Altar of the Chair in St Peter’s Basilica as part of the annual Summorum Pontificum Pilgrimage.

Thousands gathered at St Peter’s for the celebration of those working to help put synodality into practice.

'I didn’t realise there were so many sisters around the world doing this work,' Queen Camilla said. 'It’s remarkable and deeply humbling'

The King’s acceptance of a Catholic title attached to a papal basilica, even if symbolic, is a significant ecumenical act in the history of the Anglican and Catholic Churches

Pope Leo and King Charles joined in what is believed to be the first public act of worship between a reigning British monarch and a pope since the 13th century, praying for 'the care of creation' in the Sistine Chapel

As King Charles and Queen Camilla begin their state visit to the Holy See, much has been made of a supposed revival of an ancient royal–papal tradition. Yet history shows that no such tradition ever existed — this may, in fact, be the first meeting of its kind.

King Charles III and Queen Camilla will travel to the Vatican for a state visit marking the Jubilee Year 2025, meeting Pope Leo XIV and taking part in an unprecedented joint ecumenical service in the Sistine Chapel focused on unity and care for creation.

The Vatican’s Secretary of State has faced criticism for suggesting that attacks in Nigeria stem from social rather than religious causes.

A Vatican-accredited correspondent was attacked by a member of Venezuela’s delegation during a press encounter at Rome’s Lateran University, raising alarm among Vatican journalists over foreign interference and press safety within the Holy See’s orbit.

Pope Leo XIV has canonised Peter ToRot, a lay catechist executed in 1945 for defending Christian marriage during the Japanese occupation of Papua New Guinea, making him the country’s first saint and a powerful symbol of faith and witness in the Pacific.

The Holy Mass with the Rite of Canonisation of seven blesseds drew tens of thousands to St Peter’s Square on Sunday, including world leaders. The prime minister’s reception of Holy Communion, despite not being Catholic, was unusual but, as an Orthodox Christian, is considered permissible.

Pope Leo XIV’s homily for the seven new saints calls the faithful to persevere in prayer, trust in God’s justice, and live faith as the Church’s greatest treasure — a light that transforms suffering through mercy and sustains hope for heaven.

Pope Leo XIV has canonised seven new saints before tens of thousands gathered in St Peter’s Square, including Bartolo Longo, once a satanic priest, alongside the first saint from Papua New Guinea and the first two from Venezuela.

The Archbishop of Chicago joins the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State, a key body overseeing the governance and administration of the Holy See’s sovereign territory.

A recent presentation at the Vatican has drawn attention for its symbolism and unexpected nature, continuing a long tradition of distinctive offerings made to the papacy.

A report by InfoVaticana alleges that the Holy See is preparing to restructure Opus Dei into separate clerical and lay bodies, a move that could end the unified model established by St José María Escrivá.