Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis and his aides are well aware of the security and health risks involved with his planned trip to Iraq,...

VATICAN CITY  -- Although it took obvious effort to pronounce each word and sometimes his secretary repeated what he said to make it clear,...

VATICAN CITY -- Despite the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing security concerns, Pope Francis is determined to visit Iraq to pay homage to Christian and...

VATICAN CITY -- Two days after the Iraqi government announced stringent COVID-19 precautions, including the closure of mosques and churches "until further notice," the...

VATICAN CITY  -- As Christians pray, fast and give alms during Lent, they also should consider giving a smile and offering a kind word...

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis will celebrate Ash Wednesday Mass Feb. 17 in St. Peter's Basilica rather than making the traditional walk from the...

VATICAN CITY  -- While protocols to slow the COVID-19 pandemic have silenced many concert halls and restricted the use of congregational singing in many...

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis said that unless there is a serious new wave of COVID-19 infections in Iraq, he has every intention of...

VATICAN CITY — Many Catholics look at religious orders of men or women and wonder what their vow of poverty means. After all, the...

ROME — For a variety of reasons, “especially in relation to the political situation” in the United States, the Legionaries of Christ university in...