Pope Francis opened the Vatican’s Synod on Synodality with a call for unity, warning delegates not to impose their personal ...

What real changes can we expect from the Synod on Synodality? How is the Vatican responding to the rapidly expanding war in ...

So far the role of women in the Church, specifically the call for them to occupy more meaningful positions of leadership and ...

The goal of the second and final meeting of the Synod on Synodality underway at the Vatican is understanding and exercising ...

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A 10-month project to restore the giant bronze-and-wood canopy in the middle of St Peter's Basilica is nearing completion, ...

Pope Francis meets Jesuits in Belgium, sharing personal stories and insights with leaders from Belgium, Luxembourg, and the ...

The pope just announced a new consistory that will take place Dec. 8 appointing 21 new cardinals from around the world.

For the first time in history, a majority of the cardinals at the next conclave will be from outside of Europe.

ANALYSIS: Here are six angles for understanding who the new cardinals are and why Pope Francis might have picked them.

In his letter to Catholics in the Middle East, the Holy Father expressed his closeness with those “who dwell in the lands of ...

Pope Francis announced he would create 21 new cardinals Dec. 8, including a 99-year-old former nuncio and the 44-year-old ...