Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service

VATICAN CITY — A series of laws and procedures promulgated by now-retired Pope Benedict XVI and, especially, by Pope Francis to protect children, promote...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis will conclude the Catholic Church’s monthlong rosary marathon with special prayers to Mary, Undoer of Knots, one of his...

VATICAN CITY -- John Kerry, U.S. President Joe Biden's special envoy for climate, gave a keynote address at a closed-door meeting of the Pontifical...

VATICAN CITY — An elderly man stood alone in St. Peter’s Square May 13, using his wooden rosary beads to pray by a simple...

VATICAN CITY — Calling for formal recognition of “those lay men and women who feel called by virtue of their baptism to cooperate in...

VATICAN CITY  -- Celebrating his name day, the feast of St. George, Pope Francis was serenaded by hundreds of Rome's most vulnerable residents and...

VATICAN CITY — The religious persecution exercised by China and North Korea, restrictions on religious freedom in dozens of countries and the continuing threat...

ROME  -- Like the disciples, who experienced Jesus' divine mercy after the resurrection, all Christians are called to become missionaries, sharing the Gospel of...

VATICAN CITY — After what feels like “a truly trying Lent of 400-plus days” because of the coronavirus pandemic, Christians need to “envisage and...

VATICAN CITY — Living and preaching the Gospel always involves embracing “the cross,” whether it be in the form of misunderstanding, hostility or outright...