Pope Leo XIV will welcome top actors and directors for a rare Vatican audience, exploring how creativity can promote human values during a Jubilee Year.

Also joining a special audience at the Vatican with Leo, the first pope from the United States, will be Oscar-winning directors Spike Lee, George Miller and Gus Van Sant.

Pope Leo is all set to host a star-studded Hollywood gathering in the Vatican as part of Jubilee Year celebrations.According to Variety, the first US-born pope will hold a special audience at the Apostolic Palace on Saturday,

A married couple who had been fired from the Vatican bank for violating an internal rule barring workplace marriages has been rehired in a negotiated settlement, the union for Vatican lay employees announced Wednesday.

The Vatican said on Monday that priests cannot bless same-sex unions, disappointing LGBT+ Catholics who had hoped that the Church was becoming more open under Pope Francis, who has previously said he could not judge gay people.

Pope Leo is set to host a Hollywood gathering at the Vatican. The Chicago-born pontiff - who is also the first pope from the U.S. - will be holding a special audience at the Vatican's Apostolic Palace on Saturday morning to be attended by dozens of stars including Cate Blanchett,

The Vatican that its armed forces plans to investigate an incident in which a member of the Swiss Guard allegedly spat at two Jewish women.

In July, the Vatican released a message on behalf of the new Pope that urged world leaders to approach artificial intelligence with ethically grounded, human-centered governance. The message to the AI for Good Summit 2025 called for AI systems that protect human dignity, strengthen global cooperation, and serve the common good.