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Vatican denies rumors of Rupnik acquittal

by Christopher R. Altieri July 22, 2026

Pope Leo XIV celebrated America's 250th birthday with U.S. Ambassador Brian Burch, his wife Sara Burch, and their family in Rome, Italy, on July 4, 2026. (Credit: U.S. Department of State.)

A ‘teachable moment’: Controversy offers chance to understand U.S.-Holy See relations

by Charles Collins July 19, 2026July 19, 2026

This picture, taken Tuesday, April 14, 2026, shows the front pages of some Italian newspapers reporting on comments by U.S. President Donald Trump about Pope Leo XIV, with headlines using words such as “outrage”, “shock attack”, “insult”, and Trump’s schism”. (Credit: Domenico Stinellis/AP.)

Vatican visitors slam Trump over attacks on the US-born pope’s message of peace

by Silvia Stellacci and Associated Press April 15, 2026

Cardinal Angelo Becciu presides over an eucharistic liturgy at the St. John Lateran Basilica in Rome, Feb. 9, 2017. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

Vatican appeals court declares mistrial in the ‘trial of the century’ against a cardinal

by Nicole Winfield March 18, 2026

Journalists attend the press preview of the exhibition "Bernini and the Barberini" at Palazzo Barberini in Rome on Feb. 11, 2026, with the marble statues from The Four Seasons cycle by Pietro Bernini and his son Gian Lorenzo Bernini on display. (Credit: Domenico Stinellis/AP.)

Bernini and the pope who promoted him celebrated as Vatican marks 400 years of St. Peter’s Basilica

by Nicole Winfield and Associated Press February 12, 2026

Cardinal Angelo Becciu attends the consistory inside St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, Aug. 27, 2022. (Credit: Andrew Medichini/AP.)

Vatican’s ‘trial of the century’ resumes after prosecutors suffer embarrassing setbacks on appeal

by Nicole Winfield and Associated Press February 3, 2026

A visitor kneels in front of the Last Judgement fresco by the Italian Renaissance painter Michelangelo inside the Sistine Chapel in Rome, May 3, 2021. (Credit: Alessandra Tarantino/AP.)

Michelangelo’s ‘The Last Judgment’ fresco undergoes 3-month cleaning at Sistine Chapel

by Associated Press February 3, 2026

Pope Francis shakes hands with Sister Raffaella Petrini, secretary general of the Vatican’s governorship, at the Vatican, on Dec. 23, 2021. (Credit: Alessandra Tarantino/AP.)

Pope tweaks a law allowing a woman to head the Vatican City State, months after a nun was appointed

by Nicole Winfield and Associated Press November 21, 2025

Silvia Carlucci, right, and Domenico Fabiani, two employees who were fired by the Vatican Bank in October 2024, after their wedding violated a ban on workplace marriage attend an interview with The Associated Press in Rome, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025. (Credit: Alessandra Tarantino/AP.)

Vatican rehires couple fired from its bank for violating workplace marriage rule

by Associated Press November 14, 2025November 14, 2025

Cardinal Angelo Becciu talks to journalists during news conference in Rome, Sept. 25, 2020. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

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

by Nicole Winfield and Associated Press September 26, 2025

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