The Vatican has given its blessing to a document suggesting that those with same-sex attraction can pursue the priesthood in ...

A provisional document published by the Italian Bishops’ Conference and approved by the Vatican cautiously opens the door for ...

Pope Francis launches a Jubilee of Hope with the opening of the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica, symbolizing reconciliation ...

In his first Saturday Jubilee Audience, Pope Francis highlights the Jubilee as a time for a new beginning, rooted in the ...

The Catholic Church teaches that hope is one of the three theological virtues — along with faith and charity — which God ...

In an emotional ceremony on Christmas Eve, Pope Francis opened the Holy Door, thus marking the Grand Opening of the Jubilee ...

Homosexual men can train to become Catholic priests in Italy but not if they "support the so-called gay culture", according ...

Meeting more than 7,000 pilgrims who filled the Vatican audience hall or pressed against crowd-control barriers outside, ...

The Witch by Salvator Rosa, dating to circa 1647-1650, has been purchased by the Uffizi Galleries for 450 thousand euros. The ...

While the bulk of his text was dedicated to political concerns and diplomatic efforts, a portion was devoted to the ...

The pope pointed to the assassination attempt against Donald Trump as an example of growing polarization and mistrust.

Warning of “the increasingly concrete threat of a world war,” Pope Francis called for “the diplomacy of hope” in his address ...