On Thursday, 31 July, the Memorial of Saint Ignatius of Loyola, Pope Leo XIV signed the new Fundamental Law of Vatican City ...

Pope Leo XIV has approved a new constitution for the Vatican, formally allowing non-cardinals to serve as its president. The new laws, making up the Fundamental Law of Vatican City State, were ...

Pope Leo XIV rewrites the 'Constitution' of the Vatican City State. With an act promulgated on July 31, on the liturgical ...

Pope Leo XIV enacted a new constitution on Friday for the Vatican, the world's smallest state, replacing the one adopted by his predecessor Francis in 2023. The new fundamental law is intended to ...

Sister Raffaella Petrini urged University of Notre Dame graduates to be beacons of hope in a difficult world. Petrini, the first woman to hold her high-ranking Vatican roles, received an honorary ...

Pope Leo XIV has appointed Sister Raffaella Petrini as a member of the Commission for Reserved Matters, the Holy See Press Office announced in a Feb. 3 statement. She is the first woman to serve on ...

When the world watched this year’s papal conclave — whether on television or in the film “Conclave” — one image was unmistakable: a sea of men in scarlet and white, a visual reminder of a Church whose ...

ROME (AP) — Leo amended the 2023 law to remove a reference that had said the president of the Vatican City State administration must be a cardinal. ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV fixed a technical glitch on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pope Leo XIV and President of Vatican City Sister Raffaella Petrini talk while waiting to greet cyclists competing in the the Giro ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV fixed a technical glitch on Friday in a Vatican law that became problematic after Pope Francis named the first-ever woman to head the Vatican City State administration. Today ...

Pope Francis shakes hands with Sister Raffaella Petrini, secretary general of the Vatican’s governorship, at the Vatican, on Dec. 23, 2021. (Credit: Alessandra Tarantino/AP.) Listen ROME — Pope Leo ...

Pope Leo XIV has rectified a technical glitch in a Vatican law, an issue that arose after Pope Francis named the first woman to head the Vatican City State administration. The 2023 law was amended to ...