The Vatican has unveiled a new mascot for the Catholic Church in the hope of engaging young people - a cartoon character named Luce. Archbishop Rino Fisichella, the Vatican's chief organiser for ...

Because the Vatican has published very little over the centuries about its finances and investments, most people don't know how it makes money as a sovereign city-state with its own economy.

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Meet ‘Luce’ – the Vatican’s official mascot for ...

The Vatican's introduction of Luce, its mascot for the 2025 Jubilee Year, led to a flood of fan art commemorating the cute anime character and her sidekick, a dog named Santino. Archbishop Fisichella ...

Stefano Costantino / SOPA Images / LightRocket via Getty Images The Vatican’s famous Apollo Belvedere ... replaced the statue’s broken arms and added the top of the tree trunk for its ...

The kawaii character comes at a contentious time for the Catholic church. Ten years ago, the Vatican created a commission on clerical sexual abuse, and the group published its first report on Tuesday.

But Belgians weren't the only victims. From 1950 to 1970, the Vatican sent 3,500 Italian children to America on something called an orphan visa. The trouble was most were not orphans. Like their ...

At the end of 2022, the number of Catholics in the world reached 1.389 billion, up 0.79% from 1.378 billion Catholics at the end of 2021, according to the Vatican's Central Office of Church ...

Pope Francis on Thursday told employees of the Vatican's extensive multi-language media operations to expect budget cuts as part of wider belt-tightening efforts that have recently targeted cardinals.

Advocates for survivors called it an exercise in obfuscation. By Elisabetta Povoledo Reporting from Vatican City Ten years after it was established, a Vatican commission on clerical sexual abuse ...

Vatican Tribunal Defends Conviction of Senior Cardinal for Misappropriation of Funds By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - A Vatican tribunal on Wednesday defended its 2023 decision to ...

Becciu denies wrongdoing, remains free pending appeal Vatican tribunal says Becciu used funds inappropriately for London real estate deal Eight other defendants also convicted, all pursuing ...