VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Sunday told soldiers, police and other law enforcement officials from around the world ...

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

Caritas warned that millions of people will die as a result of the U.S. decision to stop USAID funding, and hundreds of ...

Synodality” is a major theme of the Francis pontificate, but what does “Synodality” actually mean – and does it have staying ...

In light of this, the cardinal considered that 'the two extreme positions are so close, precisely because they do not ...

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 ...

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

The Lynchburg City Council has agreed to hold a meeting with the city’s school board on Feb. 11, a joint session requested by school board members to help with budget planning for the new fiscal ...

Ordained as a bishop by a traditionalist sect, he was excommunicated then reinstated by the Vatican, but was undone by his ...

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.

Bishops in hardline Sydney and centrist Melbourne want Skrbis gone, and have asked the Vatican to investigate. Progressive Brisbane, his chief supporter, is doubling down. “There’s totally ...