Vatican II set aside the argument that hierarchical control and censorship are necessary to protect lay Catholics from “confusion” and to receive doctrine “in its purity.” Finally ...

The Vatican and Beijing signed a secret agreement in 2018 on the sensitive issue of appointing bishops in China. (Photo from Pexels) China has reached an agreement with the Vatican to extend for ...

Vatican City is closed every Sunday and always on Christmas and Easter. In addition to these days, Vatican City celebrates an additional 13 holidays each year. It should be noted that a national ...

COMMENTARY: ‘The Vatican’s silence on human rights and religious freedom in China is profoundly disappointing and dangerously ...

Explore the ecumenical dialogue initiated by the Catholic Church post-Vatican II, focusing on the challenges of papal primacy ...

Gabriele Amorth was an Italian Catholic priest and exorcist, best known as the Vatican's most renowned exorcist. Discover ...

I want to applaud Jake Bacon’s brilliant fall color photos from the end of October. I was in Tucson and sadly missed the ...

At the World Synod in Rome, four women joined to advocate for ordaining women as deacons. Though the topic remains off the ...

John Henry Newman got it right. No one has explored the implications of the sensus fidelium (“sense of the faithful”) more ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Vatican revealed its new mascot for Holy Year 2025, Luce, inspired by pop culture, specifically anime. The Pro-prefect of the Vatican's Dicastery for Evangelization ...

In East Asia, a region rife with geopolitical tension and shifting alliances, the Vatican finds itself at a delicate crossroads between moral authority and realpolitik. On October 22, the Vatican ...