It was a slow Saturday morning in May 2017 when Maria Laurino got a phone call from her cousin, John Mantica. He was seeking directions through New York City, where Laurino lived, but ended up ...

Cardinal Stephen Chow of Hong Kong stresses 'dialogue with China's ruling and intellectual class, inspired by Matteo Ricci' ...

Bishop Carlos Enrique Herrera of Jinotega was forced to leave Nicaragua after accusing a local Sandinista mayor of sacrilege for disturbing a celebration of the Mass by blaring loud music outside the ...

Dignitas Infinita, issued by the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith in April, addresses growing concerns such as gender ...

Efforts to apply a 2024 Vatican document on human dignity to an American context and its "a radical emphasis on individual ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis on Friday called on the diocese of Rome to respond to a growing housing crisis in the Eternal City, ...

The participants gathered to discuss the multifaceted and interconnected impacts of war, technology, health crises, and the environment.

It proposed a special Vatican advocate or ombudsman to look ... in the first-ever global assessment of the Catholic Church’s efforts to address the crisis. The Pontifical Commission for the ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Vatican has unveiled its first-ever mascot “Luce,” the cheerful and hopeful face of the Roman Catholic Church’s Jubilee Year in 2025. The launch of the anime ...

The Catholic Church must do a better job of handling compensation for clergy sexual abuse victims, according to the Vatican's child protection commission report. The commission says compensation ...

Vatican City (AsiaNews ... and a culture of silence. The Catholic Church holds influence but faces complexity in safeguarding. Samoan culture struggles with addressing abuse and the situation ...

After several founding members resigned in frustration over Vatican stonewalling and the ... for example, that the Catholic Church in Mexico is hampered by “significant cultural barriers to ...