The women meet all the requirements except one: they're not men. As deacons, they could preach at Mass and preside over baptisms, weddings and funerals.

The Governorate of Vatican City State has announced the origins of the fir tree and Nativity scene that will adorn St.

The decorations in St. Peter’s Square will once again have an Italian touch. The day will begin with several audiences with ...

The ancient liturgy of the Rorate Caeli Advent Mass honors the Blessed Virgin Mary through a Mass celebrated at dawn, in ...

“A gift, unlike restitution, is offered in freedom and friendship, as a sign of renewed relationship and mutual respect ...

Pope Leo XIV criticized prison overcrowding and insufficient inmate rehabilitation programs on Sunday as he celebrated a ...

The Vatican said an estimated 6,000 people signed up to participate in the weekend pilgrimage, including representatives from ...

Pope Leo XIV strongly criticised prison overcrowding and inadequate inmate rehabilitation programmes during a special Mass at ...

From tiny island nations to historic European microstates, these countries have the smallest populations in the world in 2025.

Pope Leo XIV has strongly criticised prison overcrowding and inadequate inmate rehabilitation programmes, delivering his message during a special Mass for detainees, guards, and their families at the ...

Eighty years later, American Catholic bishops visited Japan to demand nuclear disarmament—and called for political leaders to ...

Activists and academics advocating for the repatriation of artifacts “stolen by Pope Pius XI and his missionaries” from ...