When a holy day of obligation falls on a Sunday and so is transferred to another day, the Catholic faithful are encouraged to ...

Did the pope endorse a Vatican-style ministate for a Muslim community on Thursday? The press in Albania seems to think so, ...

Pope Francis has long urged couples to marry and have babies rather than dogs. And he has long championed the rights of ...

The close of the special jubilee for communicators provides an opportunity to reflect on the impact of this document.

Pope Francis injured his arm after falling for the second time in just over a month, according to the Vatican.

A retired archbishop who for decades was Peru's leading Catholic cleric has been disciplined following allegations of sexual ...

VATICAN CITY, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Monday named the first woman to lead a major Vatican department, appointing an Italian sister to take charge of the office that oversees the world's ...

Pope Francis suffered a fall in his apartment on Thursday, his second in just more than a month’s time, the Vatican said.

The office is one of the most important in the ... according to statistics reported by Vatican News. In the Curia alone, the percentage of women is 26%. Among the women holding leadership ...