WITH ruthless ambition, suspense and even spies, hit movie Conclave lays bare the fight to succeed as a new Pope. The ...

Ordained as a bishop by a traditionalist sect, he was excommunicated then reinstated by the Vatican, but was undone by his ...

The pope has faced several health challenges in recent years, including knee problems requiring a wheelchair, respiratory ...

Caught between his progressive inner circle and an influx of conservatism, the Holy Father should 'brace' himself for a ...

Homosexual men can train to become Catholic priests in Italy but not if they "support the so-called gay culture", according to new guidelines approved by the Vatican. While stressing the need for ...

The Vatican issued an apology, stating that the pope “never meant to offend or express himself with homophobic terms,” but Francis has been ambivalent in the past about gay priests and ...

In brief statement published on its website, Sodalitium said process of its dissolution would 'begin in the coming days' ...

In a busy news week, people may have missed the Vatican stating it has concluded the process of gathering information in the ...

Clergy speak with the Register about falling Mass attendance and other concerns, while highlighting how the young faithful’s ...

In the early 1990s a Catholic deacon called Yvon Bertorello was sent to train for four years at the Minerva, a college run by the Vatican to prepare its top priests for overseas postings.