Pope Francis has marked another milestone in his pontificate by appointing, for the first time in the history of the Catholic ...

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

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

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

Pope Francis has named the first woman to head a major Vatican office. He is appointing Sister Simona Brambilla, an Italian ...

Pope Francis has named the first woman to head a major Vatican office, appointing an Italian nun, Sister Simona Brambilla, 59, to become prefect of the department responsible for all the ...

In the Vatican, Francis met with the diplomatic corps at the Holy See for the traditional exchange of greetings. In his ...

By Devin Watkins At his annual Audience for Members of the Diplomatic Corps accredited to the Holy See on Thursday, Pope ...

Sadly, we begin this year as the world finds itself rent by numerous conflicts, large and small, more or less known,...(Fonte ...