Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis "never intended to offend or express himself in homophobic terms, and he extends his apologies to those who were...

VATICAN CITY -- Six days after Pope Francis had a closed-door meeting with members of the Italian bishops' conference, a notorious Italian gossip website...

VATICAN CITY -- Entrusting to God's mercy all of their comrades-in-arms who have died serving their countries and defending peace, Pope Francis urged Catholic...

VATICAN CITY -- As young delegates and the coordinators of youth and young adult ministry from the world's bishops' conferences gathered near Rome, an...

VATICAN CITY — As more than 200 priests from around the world met to share how their parishes experience a sense of shared mission...

VATICAN CITY -- Synodal assemblies and listening sessions are not a new Catholic invention; gatherings of the faithful to pray, discuss divisive issues and...

VATICAN CITY -- By sharing their own stories and those of their parishes, pastors from around the world can help each other see where...

VATICAN CITY -- As doctors were preparing to certify the brain death of a Brazilian man in 2010, members of a local Catholic charismatic...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis is planning to make the longest trip of his papacy in September, visiting Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste and...

VATICAN CITY  -- Being a Christian means defending human dignity and that includes opposing abortion, the death penalty, gender transition surgery, war, sexual abuse...