Vatican withdraws pontifical delegate overseeing Indian archeparchy as liturgical dispute finds resolution

After years of bitter dispute over liturgical reform, peace has finally been reached in the Eastern rite Syro-Malabar Church, and the Vatican is ending direct oversight of the Archeparchy of Ernakulam-Angamaly in India. Since 2023, Archbishop...

Pope Leo: Vatican still ready to host peace talks between Russia and Ukraine

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Pope Leo XIV reiterated his willingness to host representatives of Russia and Ukraine at the Vatican for peace negotiations. “During the cordial conversation, the...

Vatican ends pontifical delegate’s mission in Indian archdiocese

ERNAKULAM, India (OSV News) — The Vatican has ended its direct pontifical oversight of an Indian archdiocese after settling the long-standing liturgy dispute that risked dividing the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church. The Vatican informed the church’s...

Vatican still ready to host peace talks between Russia, Ukraine

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Pope Leo XIV reiterated his willingness to host representatives of Russia and Ukraine at the Vatican for peace negotiations. “During the cordial conversation, the...

Vatican willing to host Russia-Ukraine peace talks, says Pope Leo to Zelenskyy

Vatican City: Pope Leo told visiting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday that the Vatican was willing to host Russia-Ukraine peace talks. The pope, meeting the Ukrainian leader for the second time in his two-month-old papacy, also...

Vatican remains ready to host Ukraine, Russia peace talks

Meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Pope Leo XIV reiterated his willingness to host representatives of Russia and Ukraine at the Vatican for peace negotiations. "During the cordial conversation, the importance of dialogue as the...

King Charles shares art from his personal collection for an inside look at royal tours

Chris Jackson/Getty; Royal Collection Trust King Charles and Queen Camilla, in Rome, Italy in April 2025, and the finishing touches being made to the exhibit at Buckingham Palace NEED TO KNOW On July 9, King Charles and Queen Camilla welcomed...

I’m a movie fanatic, and this is the top 4K Blu-ray deal to pick up this Prime Day

If you are a home cinema fanatic, it won’t come as a big surprise that 4K Blu-ray is the best way to watch a movie. It provides superior pictures to standard Blu-rays and streaming services, and also offers support for the most immersive audio...

Pope Leo XIV: Vatican Still Ready To Host Peace Talks Between Russia, Ukraine

Pope Leo XIV and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wave from the papal villa in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, during their meeting July 9, 2025. (Photo: CNS/Vatican Media) by Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Meeting with Ukrainian President...

Pope: Vatican still ready to host peace talks between Russia, Ukraine

Pope Leo XIV meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the papal villa in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, July 9, 2025. (CNS photo/Vatican Media) VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Pope Leo XIV...

Brideshead Revisited (again): The 10 scene-stealing British country homes from film and television

Chauffuer-driven cars sweeping down manicured drives. Tail-coated lords summoning butlers. Steely-eyed dowagers glowering across the formal gardens. In the world of film and television, a country house — with its grand halls, rolling grounds and...

Pope Leo XIV Adds Gaming Lore To Vatican History By Autographing A Reverse-Holo Popplio Pokémon Card For Pilgrim

Pope Leo XIV added an unlikely footnote to papal history this month when he blessed a Pokémon card and autographed a second copy for a Danish pilgrim who produced the trading card during a July 5 audience at the Vatican. What Happened: Reddit user...

The Vatican is shaping the ethics of artificial intelligence

Media coverage of the devastating Texas floods

The heartbreak continues to grow after a horrific holiday weekend as bodies continue to be recovered following catastrophic floods in central Texas. As of Sunday evening, the death toll was more than 80. Authorities continued a frantic search for...

Vatican Follies

By Jirair Tutunjian In the past year or two Armenians and possibly odars have been baffled and repelled by the late Pope Francis’ inexplicable warm relations with the Azerbaijan dictatorship. There are fewer than 600 Catholics in Azerbaijan. Now...

Vatican Assembles Independent Tribunal to Try Former Jesuit Marko Rupnik

(ZENIT News / Rome, 07.06.2025).- In a move that underscores the Vatican’s stated commitment to transparency and justice in the face of clerical abuse allegations, the Holy See has formally constituted a canonical tribunal to adjudicate the case...

The Pope at Vatican Radio: A Symbolic Visit

The high antennas of Santa Maria di Galeria (northwest of Rome) were particularly honored on this June 19, 2025, and for good reason: it had been 34 years since a pope had visited the shortwave transmission system that allows the voice of the...

Great power and great fragility: The mysterious weight of the Vatican

In an interview, French journalist Loup Besmond de Senneville talks about the popes, and the Vatican's significant "soft power" combined with "fragility." Stationed in Rome from 2020 to 2024 for the French newspaper La Croix, journalist Loup...

History and art of Pope’s summer residence in Castel Gandolfo

As Pope Leo XIV becomes the 16th Successor of Peter to take his summer holidays in Castel Gandolfo, we explore the town near Rome that has hosted the papal summer residence since the mid-1600s. By Paolo Ondarza On May 10, 1626, Pope Urban VIII...

Pope appoints French archbishop to Vatican safeguarding role

Pope Leo XIV and Archbishop Thibault Verny (Vatican Media) Pope Leo XIV has appointed a French archbishop as the new president of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors. Source: Crux. Archbishop Thibault Verny, who heads the...