Vatican
Vatican document on gender theory, surrogacy puzzles critics and advocates
By Claire Giangravé — April 15, 2024
(RNS) — Experts question whether the pope will leave hot-button issues for his successor to decide or if he is paving the way for doctrinal reform.
Experts call for Vatican judicial reforms to promote transparency and a fair trial
By Claire Giangravé — April 11, 2024
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Speakers at the conference said the institution still has a lot to do to better inform victims during canonical trials.
Vatican’s top diplomat begins a 6-day visit to Vietnam aimed at normalizing relations
By Aniruddha Ghosal — April 10, 2024
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) —Vietnam described that appointment as a “historic moment,” underscoring a stronger relationship that could have implications in the future for the Holy See’s ties with China.
New Vatican document combines modern transparency with eternal teaching
By Thomas Reese — April 9, 2024
(RNS) — Pope Francis summons all people to defend human dignity in every moment of human existence.
New Vatican document condemns gender theory, surrogacy
By Claire Giangravé — April 8, 2024
(RNS) — The new document takes a step back from the opening toward LGBTQ Catholics ushered in by Pope Francis.
Photographer Stephen Wilkes’ Easter Sunday at St. Peter’s
By Jim McDermott — April 5, 2024
(RNS) — An exhibition of the photographer's Day and Night view of the Vatican on Easter, one in a series of Wilkes' epic shots of religion festivals, vaults the day into an almost cosmological framework.
Pope Francis: Cardinals ‘used me’ in 2005 in scheme to block Benedict XVI’s election
By Claire Giangravé — April 2, 2024
(RNS) — Pope Francis said he backed Benedict XVI’s election despite efforts to rig the 2005 conclave.
Pope overcomes health concerns to preside over Easter Mass and appeal for peace in Gaza and Ukraine
By Nicole Winfield — March 31, 2024
ROME (AP) — Francis appeared in good form, despite having celebrated the 2½-hour nighttime Easter Vigil just hours before. The pontiff, who had part of one lung removed as a young man, has been battling respiratory problems all winter.
Pope Francis visits female penitentiary on Holy Thursday
By Claire Giangravé — March 28, 2024
(RNS) — For the first time, all 12 people who had their feet washed by the pope were women.
Before tackling troublesome issues, Pope Francis insists on synodality
By Thomas Reese — March 19, 2024
(RNS) — I feel that I am on the Titanic while the crew is meeting to talk about how they should listen to one another.
Head of Catholic order for the Holy Land calls for a ‘just peace’
By Claire Giangravé — March 15, 2024
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — As skepticism of brokering peace in the Holy Land grows, Cardinal Fernando Filoni insisted coexistence is still possible.
Pope acknowledges criticism and health issues but says in his new memoir he has no plans to retire
By Nicole Winfield — March 15, 2024
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Francis, who had part of one lung removed as a young man, has been battling bronchitis, the flu and a cold on and off this winter and for the past two weeks has asked an aide to read most of his speeches.
Vatican puts the brakes on Synod on Synodality, pushes ‘controversial’ topics to 2025
By Claire Giangravé — March 14, 2024
(RNS) — Women deacons, priestly formation and other contentious questions won’t be a part of the next synod in October.
Pope Francis tells Ukraine that there is ‘no shame in negotiating’
By Claire Giangravé — March 11, 2024
(RNS) — The pope’s words were met with outrage by Ukrainian political and religious leaders, while the Vatican scrambled to clarify the comments.
‘In the name of the Mother, Daughter and Holy Spirit’: Catholic women advocate change
By Claire Giangravé — March 7, 2024
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Women meeting in Rome this week to promote female leadership in the Catholic Church are challenging the hierarchy’s resistance to change and its theological emphasis on ‘natural’ gender divisions.
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