(RNS) — A new document by the Italian bishops’ conference states that being openly gay no longer bars candidates from discerning the priesthood. VATICAN CITY (RNS) — A provisional document ...

The appointment marks a major step in Pope Francis’ aim to give women more leadership roles in governing the church.

Chief reporter Neal Keeling has been a visitor to Roma for more than 30 years. Here he writes about his love for a café where ...

VATICAN: Pope Francis has sent a congratulatory letter to the Italian Catholic religious and cultural magazine Il Regno as it ...

He is appointing Sister Simona Brambilla, an Italian nun, to become prefect of the Vatican department responsible for all the church's religious orders.