The Vatican doesn’t tax its residents or issue bonds. It primarily finances the Catholic Church's central government through donations that have been plunging, ticket sales for the Vatican Museums, as ...

One of the greatest challenges facing Pope Leo XIV is financial. He has inherited the Holy See’s chronic, 50 million to 60 million euro ($57-68 million) structural deficit, a 1 billion euro ($1.14 ...

"Laudato Si' at 10. This year marks the 10th anniversary of Pope Francis' landmark encyclical, "Laudato Si', On Care for Our Common Home,” issued on May 24, 2015, Pentecost Sunday.

Pope Leo has returned to the ... media and other areas will receive the extra funds. Francis passed away in April after spending over a month in the hospital battling double pneumonia.

Since Pope Francis issued his apostolic letter Traditionis Custodes (Guardians of Tradition) in July 2021, the freedom to celebrate the pre-1970 Mass has been curtailed — severely in some cases ...

Leo's May 18 inauguration kicked off speculation about whether he would promote social justice, as Francis had. Pope Francis repeatedly called for a ceasefire in Gaza, including in an Easter ...

The project, Borgo Laudato Si, commemorates Pope Francis’s 2015 encyclical Laudato Si’ on care of the environment, and aims to promote education in integral ecology and sustainable practices ...

HOLYOKE – For a moment, it seemed like Tuesday’s Western Massachusetts Class A championship game between No. 1 Pope Francis and No. 6 Minnechaug might need extra innings to declare a winner.

From these stories, you can easily make connections between St. Francis’ spirituality and how Pope Francis led the church. As I reflect on what his legacy will be for us, ...

Pope Leo XIV departs from the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome May 25, 2025. Pope Leo XIV called attention to the 10th anniversary of Pope Francis' encyclical on the environment on May 24.