as Pope Francis suspended his public audiences, as he does every year. Every week, La Croix's permanent special envoy to the Vatican reveals the behind-the-scenes of the smallest state in the world.

Cardinal Gugerotti’s six-day visit, from Jan. 24–29, marks the first time a Vatican envoy has traveled to Syria since the ...

In 2023, a papal envoy to Cuba, Cardinal Beniamino Stella, requested the release of prisoners associated with the 2021 protests. These demonstrations—the largest since the communist regime's ...

U.S. President Trump is to speak to an international audience for the first time after returning into the White House with a ...

A year and a half after two private citizens filed a criminal complaint against a Vatican official investigating a ...

Pope Francis is not expected to veto President Donald Trump's choice of a high-profile critic of his papacy as the next U.S.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. The outgoing U.S. ambassador to the United Nations says she watched America’s leadership diminish in the ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Salina Shambos, Cyprus’ newly appointed special envoy for Christian communities and minorities in the ...

Bangladesh is awaiting India's response regarding the appointment of a new high commissioner to India, with a typical timeframe of three to four months. The Bangladeshi foreign ministry has no ...

A new bishop has been ordained and installed with a call for peace and progress in war-torn Myanmar, especially in the Kachin region, where a decades-long armed struggle for autonomy continues ...

Pope Francis is being treated for a contusion on his right forearm after falling at his residence, the latest of several recent health challenges for the 88-year-old pontiff. The incident comes ...