The Vatican decided to restore the ancient practice of permanent deacons after the Second Vatican Council in 1967 but ...

The Roman Catholic Church's worldwide charity arm sharply criticized President Donald Trump's cuts to U.S. foreign aid on ...

The Vatican's charity voiced outrage Monday at what it called the "reckless" and "unhuman" U.S. plans to gut USAID ...

Pope Francis described Donald Trump's migrant deportations as a 'major crisis' on Tuesday, prompting a rebuke from the United ...

Border czar Tom Homan voiced his disagreement with Pope Francis over border policy after the pontiff claimed that the Trump administration's agenda of deporting illegal aliens is a “disgrace.” Francis ...

Catholic Relief Services — the U.S. Catholic Church’s primary aid agency and one of USAID’s recipients — has already raised ...

Pope Francis is suffering from bronchitis but plans to maintain his scheduled appointments in the coming days, the Vatican ...

The Vatican City State’s first decree regulating ... the integrity of the Catholic Church, or the Vatican’s institutional activities is prohibited. In an effort to oversee compliance, the ...

Concern for the salvation of souls is what guides the work of church tribunals and the implementation of reforms regarding the marriage annulment process, Pope Francis said.

Caught between his progressive inner circle and an influx of conservatism, the Holy Father should 'brace' himself for a ...

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