Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service

Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Peace in the Middle East, particularly the ongoing war in Syria, topped the agenda Nov. 25 as Pope Francis...

VATICAN CITY — Crime families in Italy are not happy with Pope Francis and would hurt him if they could, said an Italian prosecutor who...

Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The global financial crisis and the worldwide recession it triggered have demonstrated that allowing financial markets to self-regulate does...

Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI named Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl of Washington to be a member of the Congregation for the...

Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Trustees of the U.S.-based Papal Foundation, which donates millions of dollars to papal charities each year, spent two hours...

Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — In what the Vatican described as an encouraging “step forward,” the traditionalist Society of St. Pius X has revised...

Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — With Easter flowers and blossoming trees still decorating St. Peter's Square, Pope Benedict XVI held his weekly general audience...

Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Light and darkness, truth and lies, hope and despair are in a constant battle in the world, but with...

Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Uncovering the cross and genuflecting before it in his stocking feet, Pope Benedict XVI celebrated the Liturgy of the...

Catholic News Service HAVANA — Preparing to leave Cuba at the end of a three-day pastoral visit, Pope Benedict XVI made his first reference to...