Vatican City State

Vatican City mints new coins featuring face of Pope Leo XIV

Courtney Mares · August 17, 2026

Numismatists take note. The Vatican City State Mint has issued a new set of coins to mark Pope Leo XIV's pontificate and the Jubilee Year of St. Francis of Assisi.

Apostolic nuncio to UAE and Yemen named Holy See's new permanent observer to UN

OSV News · July 27, 2026

Pope Leo XIV has appointed Archbishop Christophe-Zakhia el-Kassis, apostolic nuncio to the United Arab Emirates and Yemen, as the Holy See's new permanent observer to the United Nations in New York.

Pope Leo XIV introduces changes in Secretariat of State leadership

Junno Arocho Esteves · March 30, 2026

Pope Leo XIV named Archbishop Edgar Peña Parra, the substitute secretary for general affairs at the Vatican Secretariat of State, as the apostolic nuncio to Italy and the Republic of San Marino.

Pope welcomes Palestinian leader; discusses Gaza, peace

Cindy Wooden · November 6, 2025

Pope Leo XIV welcomed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to the Vatican to celebrate the 10th anniversary of a Vatican-Palestinian agreement recognizing the State of Palestine and guaranteeing the freedom of the Catholic Church in the territory.

'Fundamental change' needed to protect humanity amid arms race, says Vatican diplomat

Gina Christian · October 21, 2025

Amid a new and more dangerous arms race -- and the deterioration of international dialogue -- the Vatican's top diplomat to the United Nations has called for a "fundamental change in perspective" to safeguard the increasingly imperiled international community.

Vatican appeals court makes major ruling in financial fraud case

Cindy Wooden · September 26, 2025

The Vatican City State Court of Appeals handed a major victory to Cardinal Angelo Becciu and eight other defendants convicted in late 2023 of crimes related to the Vatican's huge financial loss on an investment property in London.

Poverty, violence still 'persistent issues' affecting women, girls, top Vatican diplomat tells UN

Gina Christian · September 25, 2025

Thirty years after a landmark international document safeguarding women's dignity, much remains to be done to ensure the well-being of women and girls worldwide, said a top Vatican diplomat.

Pope Leo wants peace, not a role in negotiations, Cardinal Parolin says

Cindy Wooden · May 28, 2025

Pope Leo XIV's offer to host peace talks between Russia and Ukraine—an offer Russia has turned down—was motivated by a conviction that the two sides must start negotiating and stop the killing, the Vatican secretary of state said.

Russia rejects Vatican offer to host peace talks on Ukraine

Gina Christian · May 26, 2025

Russia has rejected the Vatican's offer to host talks for ending the war in Ukraine, despite international support for the idea.

Casa Santa Marta undergoes transformation ahead of papal election

Ines San Martin · May 2, 2025

In the heart of Vatican City, the usually quiet Casa Santa Marta is abuzz with workers, engineers, and Vatican officials transforming the guesthouse that was the residence of Pope Francis into a secure, secluded place of lodging that would put Fort Knox to shame.