Simone Risoluti
Pope Francis addresses those in attendance at the closing Mass of the Synod on Synoadlity, Oct. 27 at St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican.
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Los Angeles Archbishop José Gomez (left) and New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan announced a friendly wager on the 2024 World Series.
Cardinal Dolan is expected...
The Little Sisters, Disciples of the Lamb, enjoy their garden of Damascus roses. The roses are used for aroma in skin care and cosmetic products.
Today, there...
Pope Francis addresses journalists aboard the papal plane heading to Mongolia, with Cardinal-elect George Jacob Koovakad at left, on Aug. 31, 2023.
The...
Evan El-Amin
President-elect Donald Trump
Challenges related to immigration and pro-life opportunities are likely to be highlighted at the bishops’ forthcoming...
Cardinal Pietro Parolin celebrates Mass for peace in Ukraine in the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome, Nov. 17, 2022.
Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal...
Life is precious in all of its stages, the Church teaches.
Ahead of America’s election night, when pro-abortion measures were defeated in three states but...
‘Fighting Spirit’ highlights the vital role of chaplains, including Servant of God Emil Kapaun.
Watch a journey of healing for one former chaplain, a moving...
“The Holy See has never divided the world into good guys and bad guys, closing the doors to the latter and opening them to the former for building political alliances,” said Father Antonio Spadaro.
An association representing the opposite end of the spectrum in the Vatican from cardinals – the rank-and-file laity in the workforce, not the clerical pinnacle – is warning that recent cuts to...
Two private citizens who filed a criminal complaint against a Vatican official investigating a scandal-plagued Peruvian group have announced that the case has reached a phase in which it will likely...
Members of the pope’s abuse watchdog body have said they find long wait times for victims who have lodged a complaint and a lack of information available on their cases to be of great concern, with...
“The commission found a persistent concern regarding the transparency in the Roman Curia’s procedures and juridical processes,” the report said, observing this “will continue to foment distrust...
Overall, Francis has visited 15 prisons so far during his papacy, most in Italy but a handful abroad, including the sprawling Palmasola prison in Bolivia during his trip to the country in July 2015.
A Peruvian priest accused of financial corruption who has been expelled from a scandal-ridden lay group has sent a notarized letter to the Vatican’s nunciature asking them to rectify the announcement...
Pope Francis in a new encyclical stressed the social dimension of God’s love, saying the ancient devotion to the heart of Jesus must translate into care of others and is a remedy to “outdated” church...