In thinking about the year we’ve just witnessed, there was no shortage of drama, and therefore plenty of candidates for its ...

The Vatican plays a unique diplomatic role in global conflicts, despite lacking military power, as Pope Francis navigates ...

Putting a spotlight on the “scourge of child labor,” the Holy Father lamented that there are “too many children forced to ...

I mean stories which were important but which didn’t generate a lot of buzz, either in the mainstream media or the ...

In his annual speech to the diplomatic corps accredited to the Holy See, Pope Francis condemned what he said was a universal ...

During the Holy Year 2025, the international community should strive "to overcome the logic of confrontation and embrace ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — After receiving backlash from Jewish groups, the Vatican chose to not put the keffiyeh back in its ...

Pope Francis has named Cardinal Robert McElroy of San Diego as the archbishop of Washington, D.C. He is tapping one of his ...

VATICAN— Pope Francis has named for the first time a woman, Sister Simona Brambilla, to head a dicastery of the Roman Curia, ...

It noted that the previous territory, called an apostolic prefecture, had been erected in 1931 by Pope Pius XI. On Jan. 25, the Vatican announced the consecration of the new bishop of Zhengzhou ...

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

One church historian calls the decision a ‘bold move’ by the Pope and a ‘statement’ to the incoming administration.