But a papal commission examining the question said further study was required, and advised that women should be given other ...

ANALYSIS: By reshaping competencies, tightening accountability and institutionalizing consultation, the new regulations ...

As the church commemorates 60 years since the closing of Vatican II, here are seven key issues and documents that serve as ...

Pope John XXIII’s goal was to promote evangelism, not to accept secularism.

The spirit of Vatican II may still live on, but its practical effects (with the exception of Mass in the vernacular) are ...

The anniversary offers an opportunity to reflect not just on what the document says, but on the young papacy of Leo XIV.

After a 20-year effort, the kayak, along with 61 other artifacts made by Indigenous communities across Canada, is to arrive ...

After nearly a decade of study, two Vatican commissions, and years of mounting pressure from Catholic women around the world, ...

Traveling through the Mideast, Leo XIV channeled many of his predecessor’s messages. Leo’s deliberate manner differed from ...

I resigned myself when I saw the way things were going.... I took a deep breath, I said: ‘Here we go, Lord. You are in charge; you lead the way.’” ...

Vatican City is often described as the smallest country in the world, both in size and population. It officially became an ...

The time has nearly arrived. Six weeks from this Sunday, on Nov. 27, the First Sunday of Advent, the Catholic Church in the United States will begin praying a new English translation of the Mass.