Pope Francis released a new encyclical Dilexit Nos (“He Loved Us”) on Thursday, calling for a renewed understanding of devotion to the Sacred Heart in the modern era and its many pressing challenges.

The apostolic nunciature in Peru announced Pope Francis approved the expulsion of two Sodalitium Christianae Vitae members after a 2023 investigation into abuse allegations.

The Diocese of Fréjus-Toulon in the south of France will ordain six men to the transitional diaconate on Dec. 1.

Pope Francis accepted the request of Indonesian Bishop Paskalis Bruno Syukur, OFM, not to be made a cardinal in a December consistory.

Encouraging married couples to invoke the Holy Spirit during General Audience on October 23, 2024.

Chaplet of Holy Spirit written by St. Elena Guerra.

One of the 21 chosen to be created cardinals of the Catholic Church on Dec. 7 asked Pope

The Catholic population in Europe declined by nearly half a million in 2022, but continued to grow in

Spanish woman returns to the faith after an experience at the tomb of St. John Paul II.

African synod delegates reflect on the journey of "walking together as the people of God" and its impact on the Church in Africa.

The Vatican has renewed its agreement with China on the appointment of Catholic bishops for an additional four years.

Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa said that, at the moment, a two-state solution to end the

You probably know that St. John Paul II was the second pope with the longest pontificate in modern

Cardinal Víctor Fernández reaffirmed Pope Francis' opposition to women's access to the diaconate, women's roles to be studied.

Pope Francis will publish the fourth encyclical of his pontificate on Thursday on “the human and divine love of the heart of Jesus Christ.”

The 14 people who became the new saints of the Catholic Church last Sunday include a priest whose

Last session updates for Synod on Synodality

Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernández, prefect of the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, has apologized for a "misunderstanding" over his absence from an Oct. 18 synod meeting on a Vatican study group about women's roles in the Church.

Pope Francis canonized 14 new saints on Sunday, including a father of eight and Franciscan friars killed in Syria for refusing to renounce their faith and convert to Islam.

After two and a half weeks, the last of two assemblies for the Synod on Synodality is about to enter its final stretch before officially concluding on Oct. 27.

Two prominent Catholics — Cardinal Joseph Zen of Hong Kong and American author George Weigel — have leveled sharp criticisms at the Synod on Synodality, focusing particularly on the Vatican’s approach to China.

More than 30 students — most of whom were from the U.S. — from over 10 universities attended “The University Students in Dialogue with Synod Leaders,” an Oct. 18 event organized by the General Secretariat of the Synod held in the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall.

Is there more than meets the eye in the framing of discussions about ecclesiastical governance and the relationship between the local Churches and the universal Church — the main topic of conversation at the Synod on Synodality for the past week?

Alcide De Gasperi: A visionary leader who, guided by faith and resilience, transformed war-torn Italy and laid the