The appointment of both a nun as prefect and a cardinal as pro-prefect of a Vatican dicastery marks an unprecedented ...

French Bishop Dominique Rey said he was recently informed by the nuncio, the pope’s ambassador in France, that Pope Francis ...

Pope Francis has appointed Sister Simona Brambilla to lead a Vatican department, naming the first woman head of the office that oversees the world's Catholic religious orders and congregations.

Could the Vatican ban the Tridentine Mass at the most popular traditionalist gathering within the Catholic Church in France? According to reliable sources in Paris and Rome, the Dicastery for ...

In a speech delivered at the 31st OSCE Ministerial Council in Valletta, Malta, December 5, the Vatican official underscored the urgent need for OSCE member states to rise above their divisions and ...

The first Holy Year was called in 1300, and in recent times they are generally celebrated every 25 to 50 years. Pilgrims who participate can obtain “indulgences” — the centuries-old feature of the ...

Rome has shifted into high gear for the opening of Jubilee 2025, a blockbuster year-long celebration in the Catholic world that begins Christmas Eve. The Jubilee is a centuries-old tradition packed ...

In 2024, Pope Francis will open “five sacred portals” on Christmas Eve for a ritual that has never been performed before — and one of them leads to the tomb of Lucifer. Rating: False (About this ...

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Scottish government ministers and staff are to be banned from using informal mobile messaging apps - including WhatsApp - on official devices. Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes announced the move ...