The Vatican responded aggressively Thursday to a traditionalist society that consecrated bishops without the pope’s consent, declaring the Society of St. Pius X in schism, excommunicating its bishops ...

Vice President JD Vance says his meeting last year with Vatican diplomats in Rome was “unsettling” as the officials uttered what he describes as “trite platitudes” and “clichés,” adding that he ...

L’hymne officiel mêle chant lyrique, musique contemporaine et production électronique pour définir le son de la Coupe du Monde 2026. Andrea Bocelli, David Guetta, Megan Thee Stallion et EJAE ...

When Pope Leo XIV presented his first encyclical on artificial intelligence at the Vatican on Monday, he invited Christopher Olah, cofounder of Anthropic, to speak. The move signaled an unprecedented ...

The Vatican backed up the Pentagon in pushing back against news reports claiming a meeting earlier this year between the Holy See’s then-envoy to the U.S. and a top Pentagon official turned heated, ...

In April 2026, a rumor that senior U.S. defense officials summoned a top Vatican diplomat to the Pentagon and threatened the Catholic Church in January 2026 — reportedly saying the U.S. has the ...

Three years ago, the Vatican’s criminal court convicted a cardinal for the first time in history. An appeals court has ruled there were irregularities in his prosecution. By Elisabetta Povoledo ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

The Vatican will not be part of President Trump’s Board of Peace overseeing the rehabilitation of the Gaza Strip, Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin told reporters Wednesday. Parolin ...

The Vatican Bank has officially launched two equity indices, one in the US and another in the eurozone, which are comprised of stocks that reputedly abide by Catholic principles. The Vatican Bank has ...

Monday, Dec. 8, marked the 60th anniversary of the close of the Second Vatican Council. It is an axiom among church historians that it takes a century for a council to be received, so we are almost ...

Vatican City is often described as the smallest country in the world, both in size and population. It officially became an independent state on February 11, 1929, after the signing of the Lateran ...