Pope Francis on Monday named the first woman to head a major Vatican office, appointing an Italian nun, Sister Simona Brambilla, to become prefect of the department responsible for all the Catholic ...

Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk of Kyiv-Halych hints at Pope Francis' visit to Ukraine in 2025. The Pope's peace efforts ...

FORT WORTH, Texas (RNS) — When Jason Whitehead first saw the Vatican’s 2025 Jubilee mascot, Luce, it “was a bit of a surprise ...

Pope Francis delivered his annual “state of the world” address on Thursday, asking ambassadors to pursue a “diplomacy of hope ...

Women are still excluded from ordination as priests, and discussions about female ordination continue to create divisions ...

In the suburbs of Poznań, three hours west of Warsaw, Poland’s capital, stands a tall white house with a countryside charm. On December 24th, the Kulinski family gathers in the home of ...

At two key moments in the liturgical year, the church invites us to celebrate the joy of faith: Laetare Sunday (the fourth Sunday of Lent) and Gaudete Sunday (the third Sunday of Advent ...

In vitro fertilization is a topic that received significant national attention during the past election season as candidates ...

COMMENTARY: It says something about the current Roman atmosphere of ecclesiastical intimidation that several of those who ...

Italian nun Sister Simona Brambilla is the new prefect of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of ...