Pope Leo XIV arrived in the papal summer retreat of Castel Gandolfo on Sunday to start a six-week vacation, giving the hilltop town back its most illustrious resident after Pope Francis stayed away during his 12-year pontificate.

It was one of the first times Leo has spoken unscripted at length in public, responding to questions posed to him by the children.

The Vatican has named the judges that will preside over the trial of disgraced Father Marko Rupnik.

Catholic priests will now be able to celebrate Mass “for the care of creation.”

Catholics react to President Trump's "One Big, Beautiful Bill."

Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni declined to explicitly confirm the authenticity of the documents but hesaid they “presumably” were part of one of the documents forming the basis of Francis’ decision to restrict the Latin Mass.