The Vatican is not usually where political plot twists drop, but here we are. Pope Leo XIV, the first American-born pope and a certified Chicago ... Read More

The scene unfolded with a bluntness that surprised even seasoned Vatican watchers: a sitting U.S. president firing off a social media broadside accusing the head of the Roman Catholic Church of being “WEAK on Crime,

Speaking to Fox News April 13, Vice President JD Vance, a Catholic, addressed Trump’s social media post, saying, “We can respect the pope, we certainly have a good relationship with the Vatican, but we're also going to disagree on substantive questions from time to time.

U.S. and Vatican officials have sought to downplay accounts of a strained relationship, but there have been tensions between the Trump administration and the Catholic Church.

Pope Leo XIV says he will not be deterred by criticism from President Trump, vowing to continue his calls for peace as tensions escalate between the Vatican and Washington over the Iran conflict.

Vance said he wanted to speak to all involved, after Pentagon officials reportedly lectured the Vatican's US ambassador.

For hundreds of years, St. Peter's Basilica has been adorned by mosaics – millions of tiny colored tiles melted and fashioned into astonishing art – created using tools and techniques dating back centuries.

The work was inspired by the 12th-century abbess and musical composer Saint Hildegard of Bingen.

Tom Homan, identifying as a lifelong Catholic, urges Pope Leo and the Vatican to avoid immigration debates.