COMMENTARY: The solemn approval of Vatican II’s Constitution on the Church had a decidedly Marian tone, marked by the ...

The unusual decision to has sparked discussion about the intersection of traditional Church hierarchy and Pope Francis’ ...

While women have been in secondary positions in the church, no woman has held the role of a prefect. The office now headed by ...

Pope Francis on Monday named the first woman to head a major Vatican office, appointing an Italian nun, Sister Simona ...

“The Way Forward: Pope Francis, Vatican II, and Synodality,” which took place March 3-4, brought together 80 participants—including cardinals, bishops, and other Catholic Church leaders, as well as ...

After news of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Kristina Hook’s thoughts immediately went to her many friends ...

A diocesan-wide day of renewal aimed at inspiring attendees to live out their Baptism so as to welcome more people into the Catholic Church will take place Saturday, Jan. 18, at Corpus Christi Parish ...

In July 2021, the motu proprio Traditionis Custodes (Guardians of the Tradition) significantly restricted the use of pre-Vatican II missals for celebrating Mass. A papal rescript in 2023 further ...

Pope Francis selected San Diego Cardinal Robert McElroy, who once called for anti-Trump "disruptors," to lead the Catholic ...

Deputies in Brevard County said they arrested a woman who is accused of animal cruelty and child neglect. Investigators said ...

“The Roman Curia can no longer say, ‘The law is set here, and it is to be obeyed out there,’” Archbishop Charles Scicluna of Malta told America’s Vatican correspondent in this exclusive ...

Earth from space This 2014 satellite photo shows Pakistan's Khor Kalmat tidal lagoon brimming with water at the heart of an arid desert. This fluctuating body of water, which looks like "ink ...