Contrary to recent media reports, the questionnaire presented by Pope Francis to Catholics worldwide seeking their opinions on pastoral challenges to the family, such as those involving divorce and same-sex marriage, is not an opinion poll but a preparatory document for next year's Synod of Bishops on the Family.
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Ever since the announcement that Pope Francis will hold a consistory in February to name new Cardinals, rumors have circulated that a woman could be among the list of new Cardinals because ordination is not required for this position.
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The U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) is denying charges that it has been spying on Vatican calls but even if it were true, the Vatican says "we have no concerns about it."
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Bishop John Folda
Thus far, two U.S. bishops have been diagnosed with the hepatitis A virus after attending a school for new bishops in Rome last month.
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The baptism of Prince George this past Wednesday got worldwide attention, but the Duke and Dutchess of Cambridge appear to bucking the trend toward skipping the sacrament as baptism rates continue to decline across all Christian denominations.
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Bishop Thomas Paprocki, head of the Diocese of Springfield, Illinois, refused to allow a silent protest by same-sex marriage advocates to take place in his cathedral.
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Due to a lack of security and the government's refusal to intervene, authorities are urging all Catholic religious communities to leave the country.
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A 45 year-old nun suffered a broken back while leaping from a second floor window of her convent to escape a fire that authorities believe may have been a hate crime.
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During this Sunday's Marian Day celebration in Rome, Pope Francis will consecrate the world to the Immaculate Heart of Mary before the original statue of Our Lady of Fatima and an estimated 200,000 pilgrims.
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For only the third time in Church history, Pope Francis has convened an Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops for the fall of 2014 to discuss "pastoral challenges of the family” that are expected to include issues relating to divorced and remarried Catholics.
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Contrary to recent media reports, the questionnaire presented by Pope Francis to Catholics worldwide seeking their opinions on pastoral challenges to the family, such as those involving divorce and same-sex marriage, is not an opinion poll but a preparatory document for next year's Synod of Bishops on the Family.
