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Pope Francis gives his annual Christmas address to the cardinals who work in Vatican offices on Dec. 21, 2023, in the gilded Hall of Benediction at the Vatican.

Pope Francis to Roman Curia: ‘Rigid ideological positions’ prevent us from moving forward

Dec 21, 2023

By Courtney Mares

“Let us remain vigilant against rigid ideological positions that often ... separate us from reality and prevent us from moving... Read more

Pope Francis greets pilgrims during his Oct. 1, 2014 general audience.

Pope names two laywomen to key positions in Vatican's family office

Nov 7, 2017

By Hannah Brockhaus

On Tuesday the Vatican announced Pope Francis’ appointment of two lay women – experts in bioethics and canon law –... Read more

A view of St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, Jan. 25, 2015.

Pope picks secretary for Dicastery on Integral Human Development

Jun 16, 2017

By Hannah Brockhaus

On Friday, the Vatican announced Pope Francis’ pick of human rights expert Fr. Bruno-Marie Duffé for secretary of the Dicastery... Read more

Opening Mass for the Assembly of Synod of the Bishops on the Family Oct. 3 2015.

Amid controversy, council of cardinals backs Pope Francis

Feb 13, 2017

By Hannah Brockhaus

In the wake of several contentious events surrounding the Vatican recently, Pope Francis' advisory board in his ongoing reform of... Read more

Pope Francis.

Pope Francis to Curia: Your job is to be faithful

Feb 23, 2016

By Elise Harris

Pope Francis celebrated the feast of the Chair of St. Peter with a reflection and Mass for members of the... Read more

Extraordinary Assembly of Synod of the Bishops on the Family, Oct. 2014.

Cardinal council wraps up prep work on new Vatican departments

Feb 9, 2016

By Elise Harris

As Pope Francis' ongoing process of reform continues to move forward, his council of advisers have finished their proposals for... Read more

Opening Session of the Extraordinary Assembly of the Synod of Bishops at the Vatican on Oct. 6, 2014.

Pope and Curia begin annual Lenten retreat

Feb 22, 2015

By Ann Schneible

Pope Francis and members of the Curia set out from Rome on Sunday afternoon to begin their annual Lenten retreat.  Read more

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A student workshop at The College of St. Joseph the Worker.

West Virginia awards Catholic ‘trade college’ $5 million grant for expansion

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Former cardinal Theodore McCarrick arrives at Massachusetts’ Dedham District Courthouse for his arraignment on Sept. 3, 2021.

Judge says Wisconsin trial against McCarrick will remain suspended until his death

The entry of the cross into the Basilica of the Annunciation in Nazareth on Dec. 29, 2024, marks the opening of the 2025 Jubilee Year of Hope in the Holy Land. The Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, crossed the threshold of the basilica carrying the jubilee cross accompanied by Archbishop Moussa Hage, Maronite archbishop of Haifa and the Holy Land (on his right), and Archbishop Youssef Matta, Greek Catholic (Melkite) archbishop of Acre, Haifa, Nazareth, and Galilee (on his left).

PHOTOS: Cardinal Pizzaballa opens 2025 Jubilee Year in Holy Land

“What we have to aspire to is to be saints,” the relatives of the late Belgian King Baudouin recall him urging.

Relatives of Belgian King Baudouin: ‘His whole life was a witness to the living Christ’

Cathedral of Christ the Light in Oakland, California.

UPDATE: Oakland Diocese denies it used diocesan fund to hide money from abuse victims

Father Lawrence Hecker pleaded guilty this week to kidnapping and raping a teenage boy in the 1970s, heading off a long-delayed trial that launched with an indictment last year. 

Louisiana priest Lawrence Hecker dies in prison after life sentence over rape of teenager

Pope Francis prays during his Wednesday general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Oct. 9, 2024.

Pope Francis remembers Jimmy Carter’s ‘firm commitment’ to peace, reconciliation

Blessing of a plane at Dublin Airport.

Dublin Airport aircraft blessing: New chaplain continues 77-year Irish Catholic custom

Catholic Land Movement co-founders Andrew Ewell (top left) and Michael Guidice (top right), pictured here on the steps of St. Peter’s Basilica.

In Vatican meetings, Catholic Land Movement proclaims faith, family, and farming

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