The Vatican announced it will carry out an apostolic visitation to the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter, an institution whose ...

I don’t think God would speak to me only through the voice of a priest.'” The young woman’s elders, said Hidalgo, were ...

Angolan Cardinal Alexandre do Nascimento, the world's oldest cardinal, died Sept. 28 at the age of 99 and was praised by Pope ...

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VATICAN— The Vatican on Tuesday unveiled the theme of the next international World Youth Day — which will be in Seoul, South ...

On Sept. 30, Pope Francis met with a delegation of women at the Vatican who presented voices from the Amazon region and ...

Pope Francis has strongly criticized both U.S. presidential candidates over what he calls anti-life policies on abortion and ...

Pope Francis implored bishops not to cover up the sexual abuse of children, during an open-air mass on Sunday that capped a ...

Of the 368 participants this time around, 272 are bishops and the rest are a mix of priests, deacons, male and female ...

Pope Francis has doubled down on his traditional views on abortion and women during his in-flight news conference coming home ...

Further reading: China-Vatican relations: Pope Francis revives Jesuit tradition Like other Asian leaders, China has also seen political interests behind this tour as it expands its influence ...