The appointment marks a significant step in Francis' aim to give women more leadership roles in governing the church ...

Peter Straughan dismissed the former Fox News host's allegation that "Conclave" is “anti-Catholic," defending the film’s ...

Pope Francis has named a nun to head a prominent office at the Vatican, the first time a woman has held that position and the ...

David Lodge's novels—as well as his many works of nonfiction—made him an important figure in 20th-century British literature.

French Bishop Dominique Rey said he was recently informed by the nuncio, the pope’s ambassador in France, that Pope Francis ...

More than half a million pilgrims crossed the threshold of the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica in the first two weeks after ...

Pope Francis has appointed Consolata Missionary Sister Simona Brambilla to be the first woman to lead a Vatican dicastery, ...

Father Roberto Pasolini, recently appointed as preacher of the Papal Household, opens up about his journey from teenage faith struggles to becoming a Scripture scholar.

First conviction for abuse on Vatican grounds. Pope’s homophobic statements. Labor unrest in the Vatican. Monsignor faces ...

Archbishop of Washington Cardinal Robert McElroy's remarks are at odds with the incoming Trump administration's mass deportation policy.

Pope Francis has appointed a supporter of allowing pro-abortion Catholic politicians to receive communion to lead the Roman ...