The Vatican doesn’t tax its residents or issue bonds. It primarily finances the Catholic Church's central government through ...

Fitzgerald, who spent his career in real estate private equity, said American donors — especially the younger generation — ...

The Vatican is broke. The Holy See projected a budget of €770 million ($878 million) in 2022. But it couldn’t cover its costs ...

Pope Leo XIV met with members of the Vatican’s child protection advisory commission on Thursday for the first time amid ...

Many people have looked at Pope Leo XIV's discrete decisions as tea leaves about his pontificate. It is smarter to highlight ...

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COMMENTARY: Not since 1808, when Bishop John Carroll was elevated to serve the see of Baltimore, has the Catholic Church in ...

I’m praying for this new pope from the United States who has roots in the 7th Ward. That was a mind-blowing moment for me,’ ...

The former Cardinal Robert Prevost has led some two dozen public events but not made notable appointments, nor announced ...

Pope Leo XIV’s hometown of Chicago will celebrate the election of one of its own as leader of the Catholic Church.

Leo XIII is known as the social justice pope because of encyclical, Rerum Novarum. This “Magna Carta of Social Justice” was ...

This article mentions details about sexual abuse. Reader discretion is advised. It’s been nearly a month since Pope Leo ...