Nativity scenes are not simply works of art or folk art, the pope told hundreds of people involved in staging a live Nativity scene at the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome Dec. 16.
Dressed as angels, shepherds, the Holy Family and
ROME (OSV News) -- Following the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem's denouncement of a series of attacks on Christians in Gaza by Israeli forces Dec. 16, including the killing of a mother and daughter at a Catholic parish, Pope Francis and numerous bishops
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Vatican City State criminal court sentenced Cardinal Angelo Becciu to five years and six months in prison on two counts of embezzlement and one of aggravated fraud but found him not guilty of abuse of office or
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Community of Loyola, a religious community of women founded in Slovenia with the assistance of Father Marko Rupnik, who has been accused of abuse, including of women in the community, has been ordered to dissolve by the
MILWAUKEE (OSV News) -- The Vatican's decision to close a religious community co-founded by accused abuser Father Marko Rupnik is prompting wary praise from survivor advocates in the U.S. and Canada, as well as calls to do more to heed and protect
The Vatican recently published a document explaining how to treat the cremains of the deceased. While headlines may make it appear that people are allowed to retain the cremains of loved ones in one’s home, Monsignor Charles Pope explains why that’s not
Pope Francis advanced eight sainthood causes Dec. 14, including the cause of St. Gianna Beretta Molla's brother, Capuchin Father Alberto Beretta, who died three years before St. John Paul II canonized his sister.
Sharing the pilgrimage experience with people with disabilities is a testament to the Catholic Church's ability to accompany all of its members and to proclaim the Gospel by caring for others, Pope Francis said.
Meeting at the Vatican Dec. 14 with a delegation
The council of the Synod of Bishops will ask Pope Francis to authorize studies on the need to update canon law, revise the rules for priestly formation, deepen a theological reflection on the diaconate -- including the possibility of ordaining women deacons
The Vatican Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith has upheld a rule mandating that the ashes of the deceased be preserved in a consecrated place, but it also said family members could request "a minimal part of the ashes" be kept