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

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

The appointment of both a nun as prefect and a cardinal as pro-prefect of a Vatican dicastery marks an unprecedented ...

The Vatican has detailed how to obtain plenary indulgences — removing temporal punishment for sin through Christ’s merits — ...

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 ...

Pope Francis on Wednesday enjoyed a performance by members of an African-themed circus troupe called CircAfrica. The group ...

Here in Rome, Sara Pavoncello, granddaughter of one of the living survivors saved from capture by the Nazi soldiers, narrates ...

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

Arton’s Global Passport Power Rank 2025 puts the United Arab Emirates in the top spot, with a visa-free/visa-on-arrival score ...

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 ...

Ethical and legal issues around death in the digital age are thorny enough dealing with social media accounts. AI puts the ...

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