Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service
Bishops of Australia began their “ad limina” visits to the Vatican;...
VATICAN CITY -- The president of the Australian bishops' conference told his fellow bishops that it is "a time of humiliation" for Catholic Church...
Migration situation requires a civilized , Christian response, official says
VATICAN CITY -- The Vatican recognizes how difficult it is for nations to manage the flow of migrants and refugees, but one thing is...
Young adult leaders gather for post-synod discussion
VATICAN CITY — Catholic young adults felt the hierarchy started listening to them in preparation for the 2018 Synod of Bishops on young people,...
Gender ideology is opposed to faith, reason, Vatican office says
VATICAN CITY — Catholic schools must help parents teach young people that biological sex and gender are naturally fixed at birth and part of...
Pope Francis encourages adoption: All children deserve a home
VATICAN CITY -- With so many children in the world needing a good home and so many couples unable to have children, there must...
Financial Information Authority says Vatican must continue to monitor financial activity
VATICAN CITY -- Any time money changes hands, there is a potential for financial misconduct, but the leaders of the Vatican's Financial Information Authority...
Pope Francis disappointed Italian bishops slow on implementing marriage annulment reforms
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis told the bishops of Italy that he was disappointed that so many of their dioceses had yet to implement...
Cardinal ‘Fix It’: Almoner’s job is to model direct charity
VATICAN CITY — During his visit to a center offering respite and food to refugees on the Greek island of Lesbos, Cardinal Konrad Krajewski...
Pope Francis allows pilgrimages to Medjugorje; apparitions still not authenticated
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Parishes and dioceses are now allowed to organize official pilgrimages to Medjugorje, Bosnia-Herzegovina, but it must be clear that the...
Pope Francis: St. Teresa birthplace in North Macedonia spawned ‘love of...
SKOPJE, North Macedonia -- Pope Francis went to the tiny Balkan nation of North Macedonia to pay tribute to a tiny saint who accomplished...