Biden spoke by phone with His Holiness Pope Francis Saturday morning and "expressed his deep regret" that he was unable to ...

The previous Jubilee was extraordinary as it was announced to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Vatican Council. I was ...

A new document by the Italian bishops’ conference states that being openly gay no longer bars candidates from discerning the ...

The question of admitting women to the diaconate has captured the attention of theologians, pastors, and faithful Catholics ...

Pope Francis on Thursday called for global dialogue with the view to preventing world war. This is as he expressed concern ...

In his Jan. 9 speech, the pope lamented “the continuous creation and spread of fake news,” which he said, “distorts facts but ...

Pope Francis has named the first woman to head a major Vatican office. He is appointing Sister Simona Brambilla, an Italian ...

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

Donald Trump, set to be inaugurated as the 47th President of the United States January 20, revealed the name of the next U.S. ambassador to the Vatican ... the U.S. Catholic Church.

More than half a million pilgrims crossed the threshold of the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica in the first two weeks after ...