Anthony Faiola

Leo's Africa trip has been interpreted by Vatican watchers as a pivotal turning point in his papcy

The encounter at the Vatican signaled both the promise and limits for women in Christian faiths.

The secretary of state is set to travel to Italy this week, a Vatican official said. Observers view the trip as an attempt to patch up ties with the Vatican and Italy.

ROME - Secretary of State Marco Rubio is slated to travel to Italy to meet with Pope Leo XIV this week, according to a senior Vatican official, marking the first high-ranking encounter between the pontiff and a top administration official since President Donald Trump issued withering criticism of the Chicago-born pope last month.

It will mark the first encounter between the pontiff and a top administration official since President Donald Trump issued withering criticism of the Chicago-born pope last month.

The criticism of the pontiff’s stance on Iran highlighted what Vatican officials have described as an unprecedented low in relations with the United States.

Relations between the United States and the Vatican are at a low point over President Trump’s attacks on Pope Leo, who is a leading critic of the war in Iran.

The growth of Christianity in Africa has turned the continent into a denominational battleground. Pope Leo’s visit to Angola came as his church confronts a rising challenge.

In "Magnifica humanitas," he fires a broadside against AI companies, warning of the technology's dangers in the same way Pope Francis did about climate change.

Mauricio Claver-Carone doesn’t work for the U.S. government but has an outsize role in determining the future of Venezuela.