The papacy of Pope Francis has been marked by pointed debate from its inception, and 2023 was no different in this regard. As always, the Pope has his fervent adherents, as well as his fevered ...

Pope John XXIII leads the opening session of the Second Vatican Council in St. Peter's Basilica on Oct. 11, 1962. (CNS) The ongoing Synod on Synodality has caused no small amount of discussion about ...

Pope Leo XIV's interview with a Vatican journalist provides insight into how he sees his role as pope: a bridge-builder, ...

Vatican II’s discussion of tradition is the authority for the Synod on Synodality’s reflections today, a theologian and Australian Catholic priest told delegates as the assembly’s final week kicked ...

The final document from the now-concluded assembly of the synod on synodality will receive a tepid reception in some quarters. But the text captures what happened, and what happened is extraordinary ...

Representatives of the Roman Curia and of the German Bishops’ Conference meet at the Vatican on June 28, 2024. (Credit: Vatican Media.) Listen ROME – As part of an ongoing tug of war with the German ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has formally approved allowing priests to bless same-sex couples, with a new document explaining a radical change in Vatican policy by insisting that people seeking God’s love ...

Sheriff Richard Vernon of Nemaha County, Kan., talks with Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of Kansas City outside of Sts. Peter and Paul Church in Seneca, Kan., April 3, 2025. Earlier that day, Sts. Peter ...