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 ...

The issue of women deacons had been a major theme of the current Vatican synod on how to make the Catholic Church more ...

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

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

Advocates for a greater role for women in the Catholic Church say Pope Francis is failing their cause at a global meeting of ...

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

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

Vatican City is the smallest nation globally and holds a unique distinction as the holiest city for Christians, much like Mecca for Muslims. In contrast, India is home to followers of numerous ...

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

The Damascus matyrs were assassinated by Druze militants in 1860 in the Syrian capital. Read more at straitstimes.com.