Survivors of clergy sexual abuse are urging the Vatican to adopt the same zero-tolerance policy that it approved for the U.S.

Survivors of clergy sexual abuse have urged the Vatican to expand the zero-tolerance policy it approved for the US Catholic Church in 2002 to the rest of the world, arguing that children everywhere ...

Starting in the Holy Year 2025, local churches worldwide will annually honor the saints, blesseds and other holy figures connected to their communities, Pope Francis announced.

Here are three things to know about the historical, architectural, and spiritual significance of the Basilicas of Sts. Peter ...

Vincenzo Randazzo wasn’t 100 percent sure how this stop was going to work out. It was June, and he was on a bus with 20-some college students winding along the rugged hillsides between Rome and Naples ...

A Christian faith that does not disturb the powers that be and cannot generate a serious commitment to charity becomes an ...

Christian martyrs from across denominations hold a place of honor in the church, Pope Francis said, highlighting their ...

The proposal follows a June meeting in Rome between survivors and top Catholic ... yet some church leaders remain hesitant.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- A Christian faith that does not disturb the powers that be and cannot generate a serious commitment to ...

YouTube ScreenshotsWikimedia Commons In a new book, the head of the Catholic Church said, “According to some experts, what is ...

At fall assembly, the U.S. bishops made intentional steps toward integrating their work with the synodal mission.

The change comes as the Catholic Church revised the rules governing the 1962 ... from the Holy See and aim to ensure public ...