Vatican

Angelo Caloia becomes the highest-ranking Vatican official to be convicted of a financial crime.

Roman Catholic Church to formally allow women to serve as readers, altar servers and distributors of communion.

Conflict, which has seen increased violence in recent days, is causing ‘numerous innocent victims’,...

In Christmas message, Pope Francis highlights plight of children caught in wars and pleads for COVID...

Vatican confirms Pope Francis’ first foreign trip since the pandemic, Iraq calls it a ‘historic event’.

A passage in pontiff’s new book referring to the Uighur suffering has ‘no factual basis’, Chinese foreign ministry says.

Two-year Vatican investigation into former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick finds warnings of sexual misconduct were ignored.

Report finds Catholic Church in England and Wales consistently failed to protect children from sexual abuse.

Pope Francis’s moderating tone has shifted the conceptual landscape in which homosexuality is imagined and judged.

Pope Francis gave Vatican’s top finance officials three months to transfer their financial holdings to another office.

Departing from the Vatican’s doctrinal office, the pontiff says LGBTQ people should be protected by civil union laws.

Holy See asserts right to move forward on China accord over appointment of bishops after Pompeo meeting.

Vatican seeks to reassure Catholics it is serious about cleaning up its act after an expose of shoddy finances.

Pope Francis has reportedly approved a two-year renewal of the deal on the appointment of bishops vetted by the Vatican.