More than 150 historians and researchers have signed up to access the soon-to-open Vatican archives of Pope Pius XII, evidence of the intense scholarly interest into the World War II-era pope and his...
This week clerical abuse survivors from around the world have flocked to Rome to mark the one-year anniversary of Pope Francis’s global summit on child protection, which took place at the Vatican in...
On Wednesday, Francis seemed to thoroughly enjoy a surprise expression of affection: A long, tender kiss planted on his forehead by a man in one of the front-row seats reserved for ailing or disabled...
By Patti Armstrong | What does a little 9-year-old girl who died a century ago have to teach us today? So much, in the case of Jacinta Marto. She is the youngest, non-martyred canonized saint. Feb...
By Kevin J. Jones/CNA. | LOS ANGELES, Calif. — California could lose federal funds for requiring employer health plans to cover elective abortion, federal officials have said. But the Missionary.
By Mary Rezac/CNA. | HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania announced Wednesday that it is filing for bankruptcy. A landslide of clergy abuse lawsuits have been...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Ezra Acayan, Reuters By Ryan Harms VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Amid continuing concerns about the spread of the coronavirus, Catholics in the Philippines have been asked not to kiss or...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Georgina Goodwin for Catholic Relief Services By Carol Zimmermann WASHINGTON (CNS) -- When it comes to the three pillars of Lent, almsgiving is a little bit like the middle child...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Michael Roytek, courte By Dennis Sadowski WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Boy Scout councils and units sponsored by Catholic parishes and other entities will not be affected by the Chapter 11...