An increasing number Catholic women are taking lifelong chastity vows in order to become “consecrated virgins”, according to the Vatican.
Vatican document precedes a meeting of Catholic bishops from the Amazon, suggests they think of new ways to allow the faithful to serve.
Pope Francis told Italian bishops, during a closed-door meeting with them, to reject potential priests if there is any sign they might be gay.
Pope Francis released a document in which he is talking about a battle against the devil, and Satan is mentioned more than a dozen times.
A Catholic Monsignor, who was a member of the Holy See's diplomatic corps accredited to Washington, was arrested by Vatican on child porn charges.
Apostolic tribunal of Vatican convicts Guam Archbishop, one of the highest-ranking churchmen to be convicted, who was removed from office and exiled.
Pope Francis remains quite popular in U.S. but there are some signs of growing discontent on the right, according to Pew Research Center survey.
Vatican magazine denounced widespread exploitation of nuns for cheap or free labor in the service of male members of the Roman Catholic Church.
The Vatican reported to the United Nations on the potential hostility towards religion.
Pope Francis sends sex crimes expert to investigate Bishop Juan Barros in order to mitigate his statement about the victims he gave in Chile.
