Pope Francis called on the faithful to yearn to serve, not thirst for power, as he proclaimed 14 new saints, including Canada ...

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The visit of the Pope's envoy Cardinal Matteo Zuppi to Moscow, held on October 14-16 and dedicated to humanitarian issues, is ...

The Pope has commended the "lives of sacrifice, missionary zeal, and service to the Church" of 14 newly canonized saints.

"Rushing to ask for the ordination of deaconesses is not the most important way to promote women today," Cardinal Fernández ...

We know that the Holy Father has expressed that at this time the issue of the female diaconate is not mature and has asked ...

Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández told synod delegates that the study into female diaconate would continue, but insisted that questions on women's leadership in the Catholic Church should not be linked ...

Argentine Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernandez said that a commission on women deacons created by Pope Francis in 2020 and led by ...

The encyclical is being published amid the celebrations of the 350th anniversary of the apparitions of the Sacred Heart of ...

When Nihon Hidankyo’s award was announced on Oct. 11, I recalled the visit of Pope Francis to Japan five years ago in November 2019.

Advocates for a greater role for women in the Catholic Church say Pope Francis is failing their cause at a global meeting of ...