The newly announced synodal phase will begin at the local level in 2026, then move to national and international bishops’ ...

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Here’s a look at the Vatican, also known as the Holy See, the spiritual and governing center of the Roman Catholic Church. Facts The full name of the country is State of Vatican City. It stands on ...

By contrast, Francis, a spiritual and not political leader, has never been shy about showing his weakness. For many, his ...

No date has been given for Pope Francis' discharge from hospital, but the prospect of his return has replaced talk of a ...

October 11, 1962-November 21, 1964 – The 21st Ecumenical Council of the Roman Catholic Church, known as Vatican II, is held under orders of Pope John XXIII. The council included 2,700 clergymen ...

Pope Pius XII (1939–1958) during World War II and Pope John XXIII (1958–1963) initiated the Second Vatican Council (1962–1965), which modernized the Church’s approach to worship and ...

Kuriakose Mundadan, presbyteral council secretary of the Ernakulam ... The vicar general asserted that Vatican II, which introduced several reforms, had recognized the Eastern Churches' uniqueness ...

now a producer in the EWTN News Vatican Bureau — remembered Archbishop Rino Fisichella, then-president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting the New Evangelization, being aware of the ...

ROME—Pope Francis continued to improve from double pneumonia as of late Thursday, the Vatican said ... 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicea, Christianity’s first ecumenical council.