Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service
Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández says informal blessing of same sex couples...
VATICAN CITY -- The Vatican's affirmation that a priest can give an informal blessing to a gay couple who asks for one is not...
Vatican official on blessing of same-sex couples: ‘It clarifies that blessing...
VATICAN CITY -- The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith's declaration on informally blessing same-sex couples or other non-married couples is a reminder...
Cardinal Angelo Becciu, guilty of embezzlement, sentenced to more than five...
VATICAN CITY -- The Vatican City State criminal court sentenced Cardinal Angelo Becciu to five years and six months in prison on two counts...
Pope Francis approves forms of blessings of gay, other unmarried couples...
VATICAN CITY -- A Catholic priest can bless a gay or other unmarried couple as long as it is not a formal liturgical blessing...
Vatican: Women who choose life should have access to ‘the healing...
VATICAN CITY -- Women who have conceived a child out of wedlock and have the courage to choose life for their baby "should be...
Cardinal Kevin J. Farrell sends message to charismatic Catholics gathered in...
VATICAN CITY -- Some 3,000 charismatic Catholics living in the Persian Gulf gathered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, for praise and worship and to...
World Youth Day in Lisbon showed ‘universal dimensions of God’s heart,’...
VATICAN CITY -- Although he had an aide read his prepared talk to the people who had organized World Youth Day in Lisbon, Portugal,...
Pope planning to withdraw Cardinal Burke’s Vatican salary, sources say
VATICAN CITY-- Pope Francis told the prefects of Vatican dicasteries that he saw no reason for the Vatican to continue giving U.S. Cardinal Raymond...
Pope Francis cancels trip to U.N. Climate Change Conference in Dubai...
VATICAN CITY -- "With great regret," Pope Francis has accepted his doctors' advice to not travel to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Dec. 1-3 and...
Pope Francis has CT scan at Rome hospital after nixing day’s...
Pope Francis underwent a CT scan at Rome's Gemelli Isola Hospital Nov. 25 to rule out pulmonary complications after canceling his morning appointments because...