Pope Leo XIV has brought an American style of governing to the Vatican, including in the way it handles health crises

The Vatican is opening a celebration of the popemobile. The now-iconic vehicle has allowed popes to get close to the faithful at home and abroad for nearly a century.

Montse Alvarado will make history Nov. 1 as the first laywoman to serve as prefect of a dicastery of the Holy See.

A top Vatican official says that Pope Leo XIV’s lung cancer diagnosis is “a bit of a gamechanger” for the Vatican

The communications dicastery—to use some Halloween language—is a “Frankenstein” of different organizations, including the Vatican’s press office, newspaper, radio stations, book publishing, film archive and more.

Archbishop Paul Gallagher, the Vatican’s secretary for relations with states and international organizations, acknowledged the challenges of the Vatican-China deal on Tuesday. Speaking at an event with journalists in Rome,

By announcing his lung condition himself, Leo has been more forthcoming than many popes. But mysteries remain, prompting scrutiny of papal statements for hidden meaning.

FILE - A view of the antennas of the Vatican Radio, which beams the Pope's words around the world, is seen in Santa Maria di Galeria, on the outskirts of Rome, on April 11, 2001. (AP Photo/ Gregorio Borgia, File) (ASSOCIATED PRESS) ROME (AP) — Italy ...

A new exhibition at the Vatican Museums highlights a century of collaboration with Mercedes-Benz, showcasing eight papal vehicles that developed from a "means of transportation into an instrument of encounter,