VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Pope Leo XIV condemned the suicide bombing at a Damascus church, calling it “a cowardly terrorist attack ...

Cardinals have talked about Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican secretary of state, as someone who could have a steady, bureaucratic hand on the church’s wheel. By Jason Horowitz and Patricia ...

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican's Secretary of State for the last 12 years and its top diplomat, has emerged on nearly every shortlist as an obvious papal contender. Parolin - a 70-year-old ...

Pope Leo XIV urged the warring sides in the Israel-Iran war to “reject the logic of bullying and revenge” and choose a path of dialogue and diplomacy to reach peace as he expressed solidarity with all ...

The first funeral services for the victims of a jihadi suicide bombing inside a Damascus church were held as Syrian ...

Pope Leo XIV said on Tuesday he was deeply saddened by a suicide attack on a Greek Orthodox church in Syria at the weekend. A ...

Pope Leo voiced solidarity with Christians in the Middle East following the suicide bombing of a Greek Orthodox Church on ...

In a telegram on June 24, the Pope joins his voice to that of others offering their condolences and prayers for the victims ...

Every papal diplomat around the world must let people know that the Catholic Church is always on the side of the marginalized ...

In a telegram published June 12, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, said the pope was “deeply saddened” by ...

The Vatican says the 2018 agreement, renewed until October 2028, is the best deal it could secure despite its undisclosed terms.