In his speech at the UN Conference underway in Baku, the Vatican Secretary of State reiterated Pope Francis’s appeal for the ...

Cardinal Christophe Pierre, the Holy See’s U.S. ambassador, delivered his remarks Nov. 12 at the opening of the bishops’ ...

And the looting expanded, with cardinals' residences becoming new targets. Sacking would sometimes take place even before the ...

Papal elections aren't always as dramatic as "Conclave," a new film starring Ralph Fiennes, but the history behind the ...

The conclave system may seem dramatic, but it was developed after centuries of outside interference and looting.

Microsoft has partnered with the Catholic Church in a project to digitally recreate and explore one of the world’s most ...

Beneath the golden archways of St. Peter’s Basilica, near the ancient relic of the chair of the first pope, newly restored ... This cry of the world, Francis explained, is that of “all the ...

For Francis, the synodal process was always more important than any decisions the synod made. Synodality requires a spiritual ...

A world that has become “heartless” and indifferent to greed and war, and a Catholic Church in need of revitalizing its ...

Francis has alienated and dismayed conservatives and traditionalists within the church while emboldening and giving hope to a large swath of Catholics who are craving reform. In a radical move late ...

Pope Francis’ child protection board called Tuesday ... reporting abuse that prevent the process of justice.” In Papua New Guinea, limited funding means insufficient training for church ...