Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Inspired by St. Francis of Assisi and by Pope Francis, 2,000 young adults met online to discuss making the economy...

VATICAN CITY  -- Praying for the dead and asking God to welcome them into his presence forever helps Christians remember what life and death...

VATICAN CITY  -- The Vatican report on Theodore E. McCarrick highlights repeated failures in the process for vetting bishops, a process that often seemed...

VATICAN CITY -- In an unusual move, both Pope Francis and retired Pope Benedict XVI subjected themselves to questioning by Vatican investigators charged with...

VATICAN CITY  -- Although dogged for years by rumors of sexual impropriety, Theodore E. McCarrick was able to rise up the Catholic hierarchical structure...

VATICAN CITY -- The Vatican Secretariat of State has sent an explanatory note to nuncios around the world insisting that when Pope Francis spoke...

VATICAN CITY -- While there is no doubt that Pope Francis said civil laws should protect the rights of gay couples, some mystery shrouds...

ROME -- The only way to end war and ensure humanity's survival is "through encounter and negotiation, setting aside our conflicts and pursuing reconciliation,...

VATICAN CITY — Opposition to the death penalty is the “logical and moral consequence” of recognizing the dignity of all human life and of...

Repeating a call first made by St. Paul VI, Pope Francis urged a global move to divert money from national military spending and use...