In the final days of the most significant Catholic gathering since the 1960s, the prospect of women being ordained appears ...

The decision by the Vatican and China on Tuesday to extend an accord on the appointment of Catholic bishops in the communist ...

The Vatican and the Chinese government are renewing their agreement on the appointment of bishops and extending it from a two ...

On Tuesday Vatican and Chinese authorities announced that they had extended a controversial agreement on episcopal ...

VATICAN CITY — Advocates for a greater role for women in the Catholic Church say Pope Francis is failing their cause at a ...

The renewal comes days after a report from the Hudson Institute detailed how seven Catholic bishops in China have been ...

The visit of the Pope's envoy Cardinal Matteo Zuppi to Moscow, held on October 14-16 and dedicated to humanitarian issues, is ...

The number of Catholics and permanent deacons in the world rose in 2022, while the number of seminarians, priests, men and ...

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Participants in the Synod of Bishops gather with Pope Francis for an ecumenical prayer service Oct. 11, 2024, in the Square ...

The Vatican Museums unveiled on Tuesday a restoration of one of the crown jewels of their collection, a 2nd century marble ...

Pope Francis and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy focused their discussion on the repatriation of Ukrainian nationals ...