Last February 18th, the scaffolding inside the papal apartments in the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican came down, a sign the the traditional pontifical abode is ready for Pope Leo to take up residence.

The news has circulated through the Vatican grapevine, with some trepidation.

Leo XIV’s move to the Apostolic Palace will, in [...]

There was much anticipation surrounding the announced meeting between the prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernández, and the Superior General of the Priestly Society of Saint Pius X, Fr. Davide Pagliarani.

Heading into the meeting, however, the parties understood their conversation would be the first of [...]

The choice of preachers for the Lenten Spiritual Exercises has always had a special significance, and Pope Leo XIV’s choice of a Trappist bishop from Norway to offer this year’s retreat to the Roman Curia is no exception.

Popes generally chose among those they held in highest regard, often ahead of an important assignment [...]

Leo XIV’s speech last week to participants in the plenary session of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith was highly anticipated. After Leo XIV agreed to finalize the documents left on the table by Pope Francis, it was unclear whether the Pope would maintain the dicastery’s stance or introduce a change.

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