In fact, the Wikimedia Foundation announced Dec. 2 that “Deaths in 2025” – an entry that includes Pope Francis – was their ...

Pope Leo’s updates to the Vatican labor code attempt to streamline a Curia under pressure, from pension woes to a dwindling ...

Discussions over women becoming deacons, who are ordained and can assist with services but cannot celebrate Mass, have ...

But a papal commission examining the question said further study was required, and advised that women should be given other ...

As the papal conclave is set to begin to elect a new pope, the eyes of the world are on the Sistine Chapel, which will hold the Catholic cardinals as they cast their votes for the next leader of the ...

What looks like a tiny dot on the map turns out to be one of the most remarkable places in Europe, where centuries of faith and culture sit side by side ...

Women now hold roles that shape the Church’s global mission —from selecting bishops to overseeing humanitarian initiatives.

The Vatican on Tuesday doubled down on the value of monogamous marriage between a man and woman, responding to concerns ...

The Vatican has doubled down on the value of monogamous marriage between a man and woman. It's responding to concerns raised by African bishops about the practice of polygamy in their flocks.

The Vatican on Tuesday re-emphasized the value of monogamous marriage between a man and woman, responding to concerns raised by African bishops about the practice of polygamy in their flocks.

A Vatican commission has yet to take a firm decision on whether women could become deacons, but the answer for now remains no ...