A far-right member of a German state parliament should remain banned from a Catholic Church council, officials in the Vatican ...

A recent Vatican document on marriage revives troubling assumptions about Africa and polygamy. Sr. Leonida Katunge asks: Why ...

“Above all, there has been a change for the better in the atmosphere” with Pope Leo XIV, the Vatican’s nuncio to the Baltic ...

Last week, Pope Leo XIV gave two talks, one at a weekly general audience and the other to cardinals, that focused on the Second Vatican Council. His words need to take root in the words and deeds of ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Pope Leo XIV has expressed interest in visiting Algeria, a trip that would mark the first papal visit to the North African nation and highlight its small but symbolically ...

The Catholic Church is known for stepping into international affairs, but when it comes to Venezuela, there seems to be a ...

A second Vatican study commission has determined that women should not be ordained as deacons, dealing another setback to Catholic women who hope one day to be able to preside at weddings, baptisms ...

The U.S. bishops’ special message on immigration was a positive example, reflecting consensus rather than the triumph of one ...

John Allen Jr., a longtime Vaticanista and editor in chief of the Catholic publication Crux, died Jan. 22, 2026, at age 61.

COMMENTARY: As the Sino-Vatican agreement remains confidential, its impact must be judged by outcomes — including how episcopal appointments, clerical formation and Church authority are evolving under ...