Pope Francis presides over a mass concelebrated by the new cardinals for the start of the XVI General Assembly of the Synod ...

In terms of assigning blame for the climate crisis, the pontiff is critical of wealthy nations, especially the United States, for disproportionately causing the emissions that scientists believe drive ...

The surprise this time is not that dubia arose, but that Pope Francis actually chose to answer. In so doing, depending on how you choose to look at it, the pontiff has either rendered the entire ...

Over 25 percent of English children attend Church of England or Catholic schools, both of which are funded by the state.

A man on Florida’s death row was executed last night, despite a plea from the state’s Catholic bishops to Gov. Ron DeSantis to stay the execution that they argue would “only further fuel the growing ...

NEW YORK – Remembering Auxiliary Bishop Kevin Birmingham of Chicago after he died unexpectedly Oct. 2, Cardinal Blase Cupich called him “a wonderful priest and bishop,” with others also weighing in ...

Five cardinals perceived as representing the conservative wing of the Catholic Church have submitted a new set of dubia, or ...

Cardinal Claudio Gugerotti, former Vatican envoy in Ukraine and head of the Dicastery for Eastern Churches, has called the ...

Secretary emeritus of Pontifical Council for Migrants and Itinerant Peoples, Cardinal Agostino Marchetto, 83, got his red hat ...

Pope Francis in response to a series of dubia, or doubts, posed over the summer maintained the church’s ban on women’s priestly ordination, but signaled openness on giving blessings to couples in same ...

About 10 months out from the Eucharistic Congress, the application to participate as a “perpetual pilgrim” on the pilgrimage to the congress is live, what the event’s leadership consider the ...

Pope Francis’s new doctrine chief has said he believes the new structure of his department is working well, and includes a “democratic system” for handling queries or complaints which prohibits him ...