One of the big questions in the air at the Vatican now is whether his direct style of communication will endure ...

"It is not the profession of faith, the theological knowledge or the sacramental practice that guarantees participation in ...

Bangladesh's interim government said on April 29 it was open to a UN aid corridor through its territory to reach starving ...

Pontifical Missions Societies USA invites faithful to enroll on its website to know which cardinal they've been assigned ...

Like him, Nguyen Q.P. (whose family requested anonymity) is also a living witness of war. During the 1975 Hue–Da Nang ...

South Korean prosecutors on April 30 raided the home of the country's ex-president, Yonhap reported, as part of a probe into ...

In St. Peter's Square, in the shadow of the 17th-century colonnade designed by Italian sculptor Gian Lorenzo Bernini, stands ...

Cardinals will be locked up for the papal conclave, but for preparatory meetings this week, they must run the gauntlet of ...

Nearly half of Catholics surveyed in South Korea said homilies should ideally last no more than 10 minutes, a view echoed by the late Pope Francis during his papacy. Among the 1,353 respondents ...

The current panel, which functioned under the religious affairs ministry, was moved to the human rights ministry recently ...

The rare exposition of the Buddhist relics came after 16 years and witnessed support from different religious groups ...

Angelo Becciu, an Italian cardinal convicted of embezzlement and stripped of his privileges by Pope Francis, confirmed on April 29 that he will not take part in the conclave to elect a new Catholic ...