52-year-old Stuart McGovern worked in telecoms and ran his own firm but always wanted ‘more than what the world had to offer’ ...

Pope Leo XIV ordered the release of the Summary of the Study Commission on the Female Diaconate last week, marking a new low ...

The Vatican accepted the resignation of 69-year-old Bishop Joseph Zhang Weizhu as head of the Apostolic Prefecture of ...

The Vatican accepts the resignation of detained underground Bishop Joseph Zhang Weizhu, replacing him with state-approved Bishop Francis Li Jianlin in Xinxiang. Critics condemn the move as a betrayal ...

EXCLUSIVE: England's clergy are living in a state of "anxiety" amid rising cost-of-living, housing insecurity and pension cuts.

It was an atmosphere of profound joy on Thursday, December 11, 2025, as fourteen seminarians were ordained to the Order of the Diaconate during the 10th Anniversary celebration of St. Albert the Great ...

For the past three days, I have overheard and also participated in endless conversations about one of the biggest events this ...

The women meet all the requirements except one: they're not men. As deacons, they could preach at Mass and preside over baptisms, weddings and funerals.

A Vatican report on women deacons published last week said that women could not be admitted to the diaconate “understood as a ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Pope Leo’s updates to the Vatican labor code attempt to streamline a Curia under pressure, from pension ...

The Black and Indian Missions Office originated in 1874 as the Bureau of Catholic Missions, with wider goals added in ...

The Pontifical North American College (PNAC) in Rome announced Dec. 5 that Father Michael Zimmerman will serve as a formation advisor at the college beginning July 1, 2026. The appointment came at th ...