The keeper of the Vatican’s secrets is retiring. Here’s what he wants you to know
VATICAN CITY — The Vatican has been trying for years to debunk the idea that its vaunted secret archives are all that secret: It has […]
Roman Catholicism
Mama Antula, the Jesuit who didn’t want to marry or be a nun, will be Argentina’s first female saint
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — A Catholic laywoman who lived in 18th-century Argentina and joined the Jesuits in their evangelical mission throughout the South American country […]
Filipino Catholics pray for Mideast peace in massive procession venerating a black statue of Jesus
MANILA, Philippines — A massive crowd of mostly barefoot Catholic worshippers marched Tuesday in an annual procession in the Philippines‘ capital, carrying a centuries-old black […]
Vatican: No heresy in allowing blessings for same-sex couples after bishops push back
ROME — After pushback by some bishops in Africa, Poland and elsewhere, the Vatican on Thursday defended the recent move by Pope Francis to allow […]
After approving blessings for same-sex couples, Pope asks Vatican staff to avoid ‚rigid ideologies‘
ROME — Pope Francis urged Vatican bureaucrats Thursday to avoid “rigid ideological positions” that prevent them from understanding today’s reality, an appeal made days after […]
EXPLAINER: How can Catholic priests bless same-sex unions?
ROME — The Vatican document explicitly saying Catholic priests can bless same-sex unions lays out the conditions for what such blessings can, and cannot, involve. […]
A French bishop is accused of attempted rape in latest scandal to hit Catholic Church in France
PARIS — A French bishop has been given a preliminary charge of attempting to rape an adult man a decade ago, the Paris prosecutor’s office […]
Head of China’s state-backed Catholic church begins historic trip to Hong Kong
HONG KONG — The head of the Catholic church in China began a trip to Hong Kong on Tuesday at the invitation of the city’s […]
Spain’s report on Catholic Church sex abuse estimates victims could number in hundreds of thousands
MADRID — Spain’s first official probe of sex abuse by clergy members or other people connected to the Catholic Church in the country included a […]
Pope’s big synod on church future produces first document, but differences remain over role of women
ROME — Pope Francis’ big meeting on the future of the Catholic Church headed into its final stretch Wednesday, with differences over the role of […]