The personal prayer of believers is ordered and flows from the public prayer of the Church. The public prayer and worship of ...

The U.S. bishops' conference was among the groups that urged President Joe Biden on Dec. 9 to commute exiting federal death ...

Cardinal José Cobo Cano, center, Archbishop of Madrid, Spain, follows with other cardinals Pope Francis presiding over a Mass ...

ANALYSIS: The Holy Father was following a familiar mode of operating when he accepted the Synod on Synodality’s final ...

At COP29, the Vatican joined countries like Russia and Saudi Arabia in opposing the inclusion of language addressing ...

Pope Francis has declared that the final document of the Synod on Synodality “participates in the ordinary Magisterium of the ...

The Charismatic Renewal in Spain has accepted “with filial obedience” the recent doctrinal note by the country’s bishops on ...

For many, rum is an essential ingredient of the holiday season, a warm, tropical elixir that can get us through the best (and ...

This somewhat sidelined topic offers insight into how norms are developed under Pope Francis' leadership. Every week, La ...

Pope Francis has decided the next world Synod of Bishops at the Vatican, which will take place in October 2022, will have the theme: "For a synodal church: Communion, participation and mission." ...

In the Creed we profess belief in the Communion of Saints. The Church canonizes Saints and celebrates their lives at Mass for three reasons: To encourage asking their help and prayers That their ...

including more lay and women participation in the Church — is part of the Church’s ordinary magisterium and should be implemented by dioceses and churches. In his note, he clarifies that the ...