Amid the ongoing saga of the quest to find the truth behind the disappearance of the teenage daughter of a Vatican employee in 1983, the Vatican’s Promoter of Justice has confirmed the existence of a...
Should Pope Francis visit Turkey next year as he wishes to commemorate a landmark anniversary for the Council of Nicaea, it will mark a key opportunity for him to make advancements on several key...
Shortly after the pope revealed that Spanish Cardinal Miguel Ángel Ayuso, prefect for the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue, was “very ill, at the end of his life,” O’sservatore Romano announced...
Facing a swath of scandals involving lay founders and other individuals who have committed abuse under the guise of false spiritual and mystical experiences, the Vatican is establishing a study group...
“But still the desire is there, that hope for salvation, for love, for truth. Sometimes that desire to believe in something might just be enough. These are the new martyrs. No more burnings at the...
Father Stephen Adrian had a practice at every baptism he performed at St. Matthew in St. Paul, where he served as its longtime pastor. Later in the Mass after the baptism, he would hold the child up...
President Joe Biden's expansive pardon for his son Hunter Biden Dec. 1 brought strong reaction from Catholic political observers and lawmakers alike, including criticism from Republicans and some...
To a packed St. Dominic Church Nov. 29, Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory of Washington delivered a homily focused on the Catholic tradition of honoring the dead and on the legacy of St. Thomas Aquinas.
As Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris officially reopens Dec. 7-8, bells will ring in churches an ocean away in the United States to celebrate the historic moment.