About 10,000 people from 138 countries signed up to take part in the events for the special jubilee for writers, communicators and those working in media.

Pope Francis has said he wants to give women greater leadership roles in the Roman Catholic Church. If he really wants to make good on that vow, writes Rich Barlow, he should reconsider Catholicism’s insistence on an all-male priesthood.

The official records of the Roman Catholic Church’s dialogue with the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) spanning nearly 50 years are now available in a newly published book. The book, which is the latest volume in the World of Theology Series,

WITH ruthless ambition, suspense and even spies, hit movie Conclave lays bare the fight to succeed as a new Pope. The thriller has not only won critical plaudits, yesterday it clinched a

The pastoral guide also contains specific guidelines for the Eastern Churches to live this time of grace 'with awareness and courage and thus be credible witnesses of hope,' Cardinal Gugerotti said.

Mariann Edgar Budde serves in the Episcopal Church, which affirms the LGBTQ community. The Catholic Church does not allow women to serve as bishops.

COMMENTARY: The newly retired Church leader’s greatest contribution was his work as the principal drafter/editor of the Catechism of the Catholic Church.

Pope Francis is not expected to veto President Donald Trump's choice of a high-profile critic of his papacy as the next U.S. ambassador to the Holy See, according to two senior Vatican officials, despite misgivings about his stance on many issues.

The Vatican’s secretary of state, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, on Friday consecrated a new church at a place on the banks of the Jordan River that the Catholic Church officially recognizes as the site where John the Baptist baptized Jesus.

Luce carries symbols that have been associated with pilgrimage in Europe since the 12th century, particularly with the shrine of St. James in northwestern Spain.

Pope Francis is taking the highly unusual decision to dissolve an influential Catholic group from Peru which has been plagued by allegations of abuse from within its community, including allegations related to its founder,

The Vatican secretary of state, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Friday consecrated a new Catholic church at Bethany Beyond the Jordan on the banks of the Jordan River officially recognized by the church as the site where John the Baptist baptized Jesus.