Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service

VATICAN CITY -- At the request of retired Pope Benedict XVI, his name will be removed as co-author of a book defending priestly celibacy,...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis opened 2020 with a strong call to acknowledge the dignity of women, end violence against them and stop the...

VATICAN CITY  -- Worshipping the Lord as the Three Kings did involves making a journey "from the greatest form of bondage: slavery to oneself,"...

VATICAN CITY  -- Health care professionals always must "promote the dignity and life of each person and reject any compromise in the direction of...

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis began the New Year with an apology for losing his patience the night before with a woman who grabbed...

VATICAN CITY-- Pope Francis prayed that people all over the world would end 2019 "in peace, peace in their hearts," and that families would...

VATICAN CITY -- The light of peace, hope and salvation brought into the world with the birth of Jesus is stronger than the darkness...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has abolished the obligation of secrecy for those who report having been sexually abused by a priest and for...

ROME -- As part of the celebrations for his 50th anniversary of priesthood, Pope Francis chose to personally present a multi-volume collection of writings...

VATICAN CITY — The saints are “the true light of the church,” so before they are proposed to all Catholics for imitation and veneration,...