A local Italian group launched an online petition urging Pope Francis, the Vatican and others to stop the “fir tree-icide” of ...

Saudi Arabia, the Vatican and Russia are leading a backlash against women’s rights at COP29, said five negotiators, granted ...

The call for action follows a June meeting in Rome between survivors and top Catholic officials specializing in abuse ...

From the blog of Julian Schvindlerman at The Times of Israel ...

Genocide is something else. When a million children are burned to death, then you can talk about genocide,” Edith Bruck said ...

Former Vatican official urges Pope Francis to implement global zero-tolerance law for clergy abuse, calling for a fundamental ...

In a book for the Jubilee 2025, Pope Francis considers whether Israel's war in Gaza meets the legal definition of 'genocide' ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- A Christian faith that does not disturb the powers that be and cannot generate a serious commitment to ...

Survivors of clergy sexual abuse are urging the Vatican to adopt the same zero-tolerance policy that it approved for the U.S.

A Christian faith that does not disturb the powers that be and cannot generate a serious commitment to charity becomes an ...

The basilica, consecrated on Nov. 18, 1626, is a place of beauty and transcendence, prayer and worship. It is a place made ...

This has been a blockbuster election year politically, so it’s fitting that a new movie shines a light on an ancient and ...