The pontiff addressed the topic of marriage’s indissolubility, or permanence, in a meeting with members of the Roman Rota, ...

Vatican Observatory director Jesuit Brother Guy Consolmagno explores faith and science in his new book, “A Jesuit’s Guide to ...

The Hebrew Bible, which Christians call the Old Testament, offers instructions about celebrating a Jubilee every 50 years.

Our first Jesuit pope, Francis, resumed the reforms of the Second Vatican Council by challenging the church to go outside our ...

COMMENTARY: Approved on the same day as ‘Lumen Gentium’ and ‘Unitatis Redintegratio,’ ‘Orientalium Ecclesiarum’ manifests the ...

Charles to meet Pope Francis in Italy state visit as King continues cancer treatment - The couple will be heading on a major ...

COMMENTARY: Liturgical vestments like copes, chasubles and dalmatics are part of the beauty of the liturgy, alongside church ...

“Hope: The Autobiography,” by Pope Francis — a 320-page compendium ... But for readers, including the Roman Catholic faithful, “Hope” vividly recreates the colorful world where the ...

"This is exactly what the Pope does not do." Francis, leader of the 1.4-billion-member Roman Catholic Church, has recently been more outspoken about Israel's military campaign against Palestinian ...

Oklahoma wants to use state money for a charter school that would incorporate Catholic teachings throughout curriculum and ...

Gay men will be allowed to train as priests in Roman Catholic seminaries ... The decision marks a shift from the view previously held by Pope Francis that gay men should not be admitted to ...

"A pope cannot divide the world into children ... (credit: ANDREAS SOLARO / AFP) Francis, leader of the 1.4-billion-member Roman Catholic Church, has recently been more outspoken about Israel's ...