The link between the office of a bishop and the function of governing in the church "does not mean that the sacrament of Holy Orders is the exclusive source of all government in the Church," wrote ...

In his first visit to a Roman parish since his election nine months ago, Pope Leo XIV urged parishioners to leave behind any attitude of division and conflict, and to instead cultivate peace and love ...

Not long after I arrived in town as the National Catholic Reporter's Vatican correspondent, I attended a farewell dinner for a Roman Curia official who had served here for almost a decade. It was the ...

July 6 (UPI) --Pope Leo XIV, 69, started a six-week long vacation at the papal retreat of Castel Gandolfo Sunday, getting out of the Roman summer heat and seeking the cooler temperatures outside of ...

(RNS) — Strong departments of justice and finance are essential if the Vatican is going to operate effectively and efficiently without more scandals. (RNS) — All the cardinals of the Catholic Church ...