Vatican complains after French court rules in favor of nun dismissed from religious order
The Holy See has formally protested to France after a court there ruled that a former high-ranking Vatican official was liable for what the court determined to be the wrongful dismissal of a nun from a religious order.
Pope presides over Easter Vigil, delivers 10-minute homily after skipping Good Friday at last minute
Pope Francis has delivered a 10-minute homily during the Vaticanโs somber Easter Vigil service, a day after he made the last-minute decision to skip his participation in the Good Friday procession as a health precaution.
Pope Francis: Ukraine should have the courage of the 'white flag,' negotiate end of war with Russia
Pope Francis has said in an interview that Ukraine, facing possible defeat, should have the courage to negotiate an end to the war with Russia and not be ashamed to sit at the same table to carry out peace talks.
Mama Antula, the Jesuit who didn't want to marry or be a nun, will be Argentina's first female saint
A Catholic laywoman who lived in 18th-century Argentina and joined the Jesuits in their evangelical mission throughout the South American country will become the first female saint from the home country of Pope Francis on Sunday.
Africa's Catholic hierarchy refuses same-sex blessings, says such unions are contrary to God's will
In the greatest rebuke yet to Pope Francis, the Catholic bishops of Africa and Madagascar have issued a unified statement refusing to follow his declaration allowing priests to offer blessings to same-sex couples.
Closing arguments in Vatican trial seek to expose problems in the city state's legal system
Lawyers for a once-powerful cardinal have accused Vatican prosecutors of being โprisoners to their completely shattered theory" in closing arguments of a trial that has raised fundamental questions about the rule of law in the city state.
Pope meets relatives of Israeli hostages and Palestinians in Gaza and sets off firestorm over words
Pope Francis has met separately with relatives of Israeli hostages in Gaza and Palestinians living through the war and set off a firestorm by using words that Vatican diplomats usually avoid: โTerrorismโ and according to the Palestinians โgenocide.โ.
Nicaraguaโs exiled clergy and faithful in Miami keep up struggle for human rights at Mass
For the auxiliary bishop of Managua, fellow priests and many in the pews who have had to flee or were exiled from Nicaragua recently, the Sunday afternoon Mass at a Miami parish is not only a way to find solace in community.