VATICAN CITY — The number of Catholics and permanent deacons in the world rose in 2022, while the number of seminarians, priests, men and women in religious orders, and baptisms declined, according to ...

VATICAN CITY—In an effort to give himself a breather after more than a decade ministering to his flock, Pope Francis announced Friday that he had excommunicated all of the world’s Catholics so he ...

At the end of 2022, the number of Catholics in the world reached 1.389 billion, up 0.79% from 1.378 billion Catholics at the end of 2021, according to the Vatican's Central Office of Church ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The number of Catholics and permanent deacons in the world rose in 2022, while the number of seminarians, priests, men and women in religious orders, and baptisms declined ...

(photo: Julia Cassell/EWTN News / EWTN) The Vatican Museums this week unveiled one of its most celebrated acquisitions, the “Apollo Belvedere,” after years of intensive restoration work by ...

Stefano Costantino / SOPA Images / LightRocket via Getty Images The Vatican’s famous Apollo Belvedere—a marble statue of the Greek god of archery, music and dance—is finally back on public ...

It has taken me a year to write this letter. I’ve agonized over what to say, not finding the words. I needed to write this letter to clear my head. To clarify my thoughts. Maybe it will also ...

But Belgians weren't the only victims. From 1950 to 1970, the Vatican sent 3,500 Italian children to America on something called an orphan visa. The trouble was most were not orphans. Like their ...

What of the priesthood? In 2005, a confusing document went out from the Vatican declaring that the Church, “cannot admit to the seminary or to holy orders those who practise homosexuality ...

The synod prayer campaign also sends a daily email with a guide for how to pray for the “adopted” synod delegate throughout the Vatican assembly Oct. 2–27. The initiative is organized by ...

Conclave is an intriguing drama depicting the human side of Cardinals (Picture: Focus Features) Conclave is a welcome ‘grown-up’ drama for 2024 that delves deep into the intrigue of the ...