ROME — The lawyer for five women who say they were sexually and emotionally abused by a former Jesuit priest and internationally renowned religious artist on Tuesday issued a scathing denunciation of the Vatican’s secretive legal system in which her clients have been denied access to any details of the trial. Lawyers in sensitive Vatican … Read more
French President Emmanuel Macron will meet Pope Leo XIV for the first time during a visit to the Vatican on Friday, with both sides condemning the war with Iran. France’s Macron to meet Pope Leo for first time at Vatican The French president is due to arrive in Rome on Thursday for a visit that … Read more
Pope Leo XIV told the faithful at a Mass in the Vatican on Palm Sunday that God will not hear the prayers of those who wage war, and made a strong appeal for peace.Thousands of people gathered in St. Peter’s Square for the ceremony marking the start of Holy Week, which leads to Easter. Palm … Read more
Pope Leo The Vatican on Saturday named a veteran diplomat as its new ambassador to the United States, tasked with managing one of the Holy See’s most important bilateral relationships at a critical moment, strained by the Trump administration’s war with Iran and a crackdown on immigration. Italian Archbishop Gabriele Caccia has become the new … Read more