Among the parade of priests and nuns who stroll in and around Vatican City, there is a special breed of journalist who is tasked with explaining the pope and the Roman curia to the world. These are Va ...

The relentlessly hot weather this past summer was unmerciful to millions of people around the world. Migrants travel long and dangerous distances, yearning to escape unforgiving famine, leaving ...

Pope Francis received a royal welcome as he arrived in Belgium on Thursday evening. The pontiff appeared in good spirits, ...

Pope Francis has taken the unusual decision to expel 10 people from a troubled Catholic movement in Peru after a Vatican ...

The Vatican expelled 10 members from Sodalitium Christianae Vitae, a group founded in Peru, after investigators reported ...

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Animated by a spirit of service, mission and joy, the Catholic Church must be welcoming toward everyone, Pope Francis said.

Pope Paul VI established the Synod of Bishops in response to the Second Vatican Council (1962-65). The advisory body was ...

Big Red, the red-footed tortoise, wanders before the Blessing of the Animals event begins. St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Hurst holds an annual ‘blessing of the pets’ in honor of the patron saint ...

Cardinal Pietro Parolin in an interview with Vatican Media said Europe “greatly needs” to rediscover its Christian roots and ...

Faithful gather before religious icons and candles at the start of a Taizé prayer service last year at Christ the ...