Pope Francis blesses the bell in the San Damaso courtyard at the Vatican, Sept. 23, 2020. Credit: Vatican Media. Pope Francis blessed a large bell …

Credit: Carpenters without Borders. After fire toppled the iconic spire and destroyed the roof of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France in April 2009, …

Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds thank hospital staff who cared for their newborn son Wilfred July 14, 2020. Credit: Crown Copyright. The son of British …

Cardinal Kurt Koch, president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, in Rome on Oct. 23, 2019. Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA. A Vatican cardinal said …

The offices of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. Credit: Marco Mancini/CNA. Palliative care for the dying is important, but medical interventions are …

Cardinal Pietro Parolin addresses the United Nations in a video message Sept. 21, 2020. Screengrab: Holy See UN. The Vatican Secretary of State asked the …

The then Archbishop Luis Francisco Ladaria Ferrer at the Vatican Press Office Sept. 8, 2015. Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA. The prefect of the Congregation for the …

Credit: sfam_photo/Shutterstock. In a new document released today, the Vatican’s doctrinal office reaffirmed the Church’s perennial teaching on the sinfulness of euthanasia and assisted suicide, …

Pope Francis gives the Angelus address Sept. 13, 2020. Credit: Vatican Media. God’s grace is not something we deserve, but he gives it to us …

Credit: Tomas Roggero via Flickr (CC BY 2.0). The Chinese government continues to imprison Catholic clergy – including bishops – who refuse to support the …

Cardinal Crecscenzio Sepe views the reliquary with the blood of St. Januarius in 2009. Credit: Paola Migni via Flickr (CC BY 2.0) The blood of …

Bishop Georg Bätzing, president of the German bishops’ conference in St. Peter’s Square, June 27, 2020. Credit: Deutsche Bischofskonferenz/Matthias Kopp. The president of the German …

Fr. Juan Antonio Guerrero. Credit: Office of Communication Society of Jesus. The Vatican’s prefect of the Secretariat for the Economy and auditor general signed a …

Netfli logo on laptop. Credit: sitthiphong/Shutterstock After the controversy surrounding the film “Cuties,” Netflix subscribers are cancelling the service at eight times the normal rate, …

Fr. Paschal Uche at his ordination in Brentwood Cathedral, Essex, England, Aug. 1, 2020. Ordination photo credits: Brentwood Diocese/Graham Hillman. Visit photo credit: Mazur/cbcew.org.uk. Paschal …

Bishop Richard Moth in Feltham Young Offenders Institute. Credit CBCEW The lead Catholic Bishop for prisons has responded to the planned sentencing reforms announced by …

Then-Archbishop Luis Francisco Ladaria Ferrer, now prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, speaks at the Holy See press office, Sept. 8, …

Flag on Taiwan on a world map. Credit: hyotographics/Shutterstock Officials in Rome and Beijing are now confidently predicting an extension to the 2018 Vatican-China deal, …

China computer hacking. Credit: Herr Loeffler/Shutterstock. State-sponsored hackers targeted Vatican computer networks just weeks before the provisional agreement between China and the Holy See is …