ROME — An introspective Pope Francis has divulged some of the behind-the-scenes dynamics of the secret 2013 conclave that ...

The New York Times and other media outlets reported that the Italian bishops, approved by the Vatican, allowed gay men to ...

Pope Francis handed box of papers over ‘most difficult and painful’ Vatican scandals by Benedict - Pope Francis’ reveals in ...

Vatican Secretary of State Italian Cardinal Pietro Parolin Monday held a meeting with papal representatives in the Middle ...

Burch arrives in Rome with no diplomatic experience, a pattern typical for U.S. appointments to the Vatican. "Major countries with diplomatic ties to the Holy See usually send career diplomats ...

Pope Francis has baptised 21 babies in the Sistine Chapel on Sunday under the ceiling frescoed by Michelangelo, in what has ...

Pope Francis on Monday named the first woman to head a major Vatican office, appointing an Italian nun, Sister Simona Brambilla, to become prefect of the department responsible for all the Catholic ...

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

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FORT WORTH, Texas (RNS) — When Jason Whitehead first saw the Vatican’s 2025 Jubilee mascot, Luce, it “was a bit of a surprise ...

The question of admitting women to the diaconate has captured the attention of theologians, pastors, and faithful Catholics ...