Crux

Bishop of Cádiz steps back from duties amid sexual-abuse allegations he denies

Following news that the Vatican has opened an investigation into sexual-abuse allegations that he denies, Bishop Rafael ...
Catholic News Agency

Fact check: Did the Vatican Library open a prayer room for Muslims?

Reports circulating in media outlets and on social media in October 2025 allege that the Vatican has opened a prayer room for Muslims in the Apostolic Library. Claim: The Vatican Library has opened a ...
Boston Herald

Pope to bestow one of Catholic Church’s highest honors on Anglican convert John Henry Newman

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV decided Thursday to declare St. John Henry Newman a “doctor” of the church, bestowing one of the Catholic Church’s highest honors on the deeply influential 19th ...
Redlands Daily Facts

Robert Prevost, first pope from US in history of the Catholic Church, takes the name Leo XIV

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Catholic cardinals broke with tradition Thursday and elected the first U.S. pope, making Chicago-born missionary Robert Prevost the 267th pontiff to lead the Catholic Church in a ...
KTVU

List: Countries with the most, fewest popes

Italy has produced 217 popes, by far the most of any country, followed by France and Germany. Many modern countries, especially in Asia and Africa, have never had a pope due to Catholicism's later ...