FORT WORTH, Texas (RNS) — When Jason Whitehead first saw the Vatican’s 2025 Jubilee mascot, Luce, it “was a bit of a surprise ...

Pope Francis has marked another milestone in his pontificate by appointing, for the first time in the history of the Catholic ...

Pope Francis delivered his annual “state of the world” address on Thursday, asking ambassadors to pursue a “diplomacy of hope ...

In the Vatican, Francis met with the diplomatic corps at the Holy See for the traditional exchange of greetings. In his ...

The Catholic Church is not exactly known for its tolerance of transsexuals. But after a priest near Rome called the Vatican's attention to the difficulties faced by a group of transsexuals in his ...

Jesuitical” hosts Zac Davis and Ashley McKinless spoke with Cardinal Robert McElroy about his call for a church of “radical ...

Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk of Kyiv-Halych hints at Pope Francis' visit to Ukraine in 2025. The Pope's peace efforts ...

Further reading: Why the Vatican made blessings for same-sex couples ... A statement released by the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith on January 4, 2024—two weeks after the original ...

By Devin Watkins At his annual Audience for Members of the Diplomatic Corps accredited to the Holy See on Thursday, Pope ...

Migration expert at the Vatican His appointment embodies Pope Francis's priority for the cause of migrants and refugees. This 59-year-old Italian priest, undersecretary of the Dicastery for the ...

Greek-American actor John Stamos marked his nameday on January 7, with a post reflecting on his Greek heritage and the influential people in his family bearing the same first name. "Today I celebrate ...