A lot of people have sacrificed much to participate in the synod meetings. Who wants to come away with little to show from it ...

Cardinal Víctor Fernández at a speech at the general congregation on Oct. 21 recalled that for the Holy Father the question ...

Bishop Martinelli said he sees Pope Francis’ teachings and actions on interfaith dialogue as deeply spiritual.

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

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

"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 ...

A Quebec nun has become Canada’s newest saint, more than a century after establishing a religious community that still ...

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 ...

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

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