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Pope issues fresh appeal for peace as Middle East conflict escalates

by Elise Ann Allen March 8, 2026March 9, 2026

Vatican removes salty white film coating Michelangelo’s ‘The Last Judgment’

by Nicole Winfield, AP March 1, 2026

Pope Leo XIV at the Lenten retreat in the Pauline Chapel of the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

In Lenten meditation, Bishop Erik Varden addresses abuse, corruption

by Christopher R. Altieri February 25, 2026

Pope Leo XIV receives the letters of credential of Brian F. Burch as U.S. ambassador to the Holy See during an audience Sept. 13, 2025, in the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

US Ambassador sees potential for ‘Catholic Moment’ with Leo

by Elise Ann Allen February 25, 2026February 25, 2026

Brian Burch speaks during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on his nomination for to be Ambassador to The Holy See, Tuesday, April 8, 2025, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Credit: Jacquelyn Martin/AP.)

US immigration law ‘not rooted in hate or xenophobia,’ ambassador says

by Elise Ann Allen February 25, 2026February 25, 2026

Pope Leo XIV appears at the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter's Square at the Vatican where Catholic faithful and pilgrims gathered for the traditional Sunday blessing at the end of the noon Angelus prayer, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026. (Credit: Riccardo De Luca/AP.)

Pope Leo will visit 4 African countries as part of his packed 2026 travel plan

by Nicole Winfield, AP and Associated Press February 25, 2026

The shadow of the crucifix surmounting his pastoral staff falls across Pope Leo XIV as he presides over Ash Wednesday Mass, marking the start of Catholic Lent, inside the Basilica of Santa Sabina in Rome, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

Breakaway Catholic group rejects Vatican talks, indicating collision course for pope

by Nicole Winfield, AP and Associated Press February 20, 2026

Pope opens Lent condemning ‘structures of sin’, calling for conversion

by Elise Ann Allen February 18, 2026

Cuban bishop calls for dialogue amid protracted national crisis

by Elise Ann Allen February 17, 2026

The entrance to the "Ultra Visibilia" exhibition on St. Peter's Terrace is shown on the occasion of the 400th anniversary of the dedication of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

Vatican expands visitor experience at St. Peter’s Basilica to mark 400th anniversary

by Nicole Winfield, AP and Associated Press February 16, 2026

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