Ever wondered why you have never seen a female priest in a Catholic church? It is because they are literally not allowed to become one.

Since it became independent in 1929, Vatican City has been the world’s smallest state. Every evening the gates close, leaving ...

With Vice President JD Vance and other allies in power, an emergent Catholic right expands political horizons and raises ...

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The pontiff addressed the topic of marriage’s indissolubility, or permanence, in a meeting with members of the Roman ... Church,” he added. Hannah Brockhaus is Catholic News Agency’s senior ...

It may surprise most people to know that there are many different rites within the Catholic ... Church, Primate of Italy; hmong others. As the Bishop of Rome he is the head of the Latin or Roman ...

Representing Pope Francis, the top Vatican diplomat, Cardinal Pietro Parolin inaugurated and consecrated the Church of the Baptism of the Lord at Al-Maghtas, known in the Bible as Bethany Beyond ...

The Catholic Church’s Holy Years have biblical roots, but have been evolving for nearly 1,000 years.

The Vatican’s secretary of state, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, on Friday consecrated a new church at a place on the banks of the Jordan River that the Catholic Church officially recognizes as the ...

The new regulations set strict prohibitions on uses of AI within Vatican state institutions but do not apply to the entire Roman Curia ... the integrity of the Catholic Church, or the Vatican ...

A golden crown was stolen from a Mary statue inside the St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church on South 13th Street in Center City on Jan. 11, 2025 NBC Universal, Inc. A 125-year-old golden ...

Languages: English and Farsi A United States-based watchdog, BishopAccountability.org, launched an online database on Wednesday detailing more than 80 Roman ... Church, noted that the Catholic ...