The Vatican decided to restore the ancient practice of permanent deacons after the Second Vatican Council in 1967 but ...

Thanking members of the military and the police for their service, Pope Francis asked them to be on guard against seeing ...

The Vatican's charity voiced outrage Monday at what it called the "reckless" and "unhuman" U.S. plans to gut USAID ...

The weekend of Nov. 27 begins the most dramatic changes seen in the Catholic Mass since those that came as a result of the Second Vatican Council in the 1960s. It should be clearly said what is ...

German theologian and journalist Matthias Kopp was in Iraq this week to present his new book, “The Christian Legacy in Iraq.” ...

On the right side of the spectrum, there are leading US Catholic intellectuals who are opposed to Vatican II’s embrace of constitutional democracy and despise many of Pope Francis' teachings.

Vatican Diary.The Vatican machinery is gradually settling into its summer schedule, as Pope Francis suspended his public audiences, as he does every year. Every week, La Croix's permanent special ...

With interest in a papal elections high thanks to the Oscar-nominated film “Conclave, ” Pope Francis decided to extend the ...

Pope Francis has thrown a wrench in some of the speculation about a future conclave. He's decided to extend the term of the ...

Over the past century, Catholic leaders have wrestled with how much to embrace new forms of communication technology.

Ever wondered why you have never seen a female priest in a Catholic church? It is because they are literally not allowed to become one.

Catholic politics is as intense as the secular kind – particularly now, when clerics worldwide are at odds over how to respond to plummeting mass attendance ... asked the Vatican to investigate.