A May 27 audience with Italian Cardinal Angelo Becciu points to a decision about a key structural reform that arguably ...

As with any new papacy, a quick look at their first appointments and audiences inside the system offers at least a small ...

Pope Leo XIV’s emphasis on faith in the risen Christ is fundamental for the Church, particularly in Europe, Italian Cardinal ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — A quiet alliance between North and South American cardinals helped elect the first US-born pope.

The Vatican Bank was shrouded in mystery and controversy for decades - and problems remain, even after a decade of reforms ...

Following the Gospel reading, three cardinals from the different orders within the College of Cardinals took part in the formal beginning of the Petrine ministry: Italian Cardinal Mario Zenari placed ...

Following the Gospel reading, three cardinals from the different orders within the College of Cardinals took part in the formal beginning of the Petrine ministry: Italian Cardinal Mario Zenari placed ...

ROME: Along with the spiritual leadership of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics, Pope Leo XIV now inherits oversight of the Vatican's shoddy finances -- and his predecessor's efforts to clean them up.

The papal election was shifting the way of the Chicago-born cardinal. His tally was rising with each round of voting, while support for the early front-runner—Italian Cardinal Pietro Parolin ...

May the peace be with you," Leo said in Italian in his first remarks as pope. "This is the peace of the risen Christ." (The Associated Press and ABC News contributed to this report.) Cardinal ...

There are some possible contenders who have emerged. One of them is Cardinal Pietri Parolin. The 70-year-old Italian is the Vatican secretary of state -- basically second in command to the pope.