The Vatican decided to restore the ancient practice of permanent deacons after the Second Vatican Council in 1967 but ...

The Pope Video for February was produced by the pope's Worldwide Prayer Network in collaboration with Vatican Media and The ...

The Vatican's charity voiced outrage Monday at what it called the "reckless" and "unhuman" U.S. plans to gut USAID ...

Since it became independent in 1929, Vatican City has been the world’s smallest state. Every evening the gates close, leaving ...

Pope Francis has tripped while entering the Vatican auditorium for an audience Saturday after the handle of his walking stick ...

At the Zayed Award for Human Fraternity ceremony, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, pro-prefect for the Section of First ...

Concern for the salvation of souls is what guides the work of church tribunals and the implementation of reforms regarding the marriage annulment process, Pope Francis said.

Caught between his progressive inner circle and an influx of conservatism, the Holy Father should 'brace' himself for a battle ...

Thanking members of the military and the police for their service, Pope Francis asked them to be on guard against seeing ...

The pontiff addressed the topic of marriage’s indissolubility, or permanence, in a meeting with members of the Roman Rota, ...