The pope has closely followed the response of U.S. prelates to the president's attacks on migrants and he expects them to ...

The 64-year-old Yan Pei-Ming is a contemporary artist who has been living in France since 1981. He is known for his “epic-sized” portraits of figures such as Chairman Mao, St. Pope John Paul II, Bruce ...

That brings us to 2025, which will see a remarkable coincidence: Both the Eastern and Western will hold Easter on the same ...

Monsignor Richard F. Reidy had just returned to the Diocese of Worcester chancery in Massachusetts last week after a day of skiing at nearby Wachusett Mountain when he got an unexpected phone call. On ...

The pope has faced several health challenges in recent years, including knee problems requiring a wheelchair, respiratory ...

Speaking during a Feb. 2 Mass ... Church cannot be used for corrupt purposes and the pursuit of power,” she said. This article was originally published Jan. 20, 2025, with the headline ...

The script always had a soul, a second layer — it's not just about a plot or a story; there's something deep behind it. It ...

During the hearing ... that the new rule violates basic human rights as well as the Vatican's fundamental laws and the church's canon law, which in the Vatican take legal precedence over internal ...

It has asserted that the new rule violates basic human rights as well as the Vatican’s fundamental laws and the church’s canon ... Located in a tower just steps inside Vatican City, the ...

During the hearing ... that the new rule violates basic human rights as well as the Vatican’s fundamental laws and the church’s canon law, which in the Vatican take legal precedence over ...

Catholic politics is as intense as the secular kind – particularly now, when clerics worldwide are at odds over how to respond to plummeting mass attendance ... and the church should get off ...

It’s all but guaranteed to provoke a response from critics, fueling within the U.S. church more partisan divisions and increasing isolation from the Vatican and European ... distance themselves from ...