For the first time in 300 years, the marble steps of the Holy Stairs will be free from the thick wooden panels installed in 1723 to protect the stairs and left uncovered for the public.

Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB has on Sunday 18 March prayed with special intentions for the victims, their families and friends of the New Zealand terrorist attack.

Pope Francis called on Christians to unite in prayer for the victims of two mosque attacks in Christchurch, New Zealand, that left 50 people dead and dozens wounded in one of the worst mass shootings in the country’s history.

When facing temptation, Christians should follow Jesus’ example by not engaging in fruitless talk with the father of lies, Pope Francis said.

The Lenten season is a reminder for Catholics that overindulgence ruptures communion with God, with others and with creation, Pope Francis said.

Thursday 21 February marks the beginning of the four-day Vatican summit regarding sex abuse, held at the Aula Nuova del Sinodo, which will focus on the themes of responsibility, accountability, and transparency.

By Cindy Wooden Pope Francis has last weekend confirmed the removal from the priesthood of Theodore McCarrick, the 88-year-old former Cardinal and Archbishop of Washington. The Vatican announced the decision on 16 February, saying he was found guilty of "solicitation in the sacrament of confession and sins against the Sixth Commandment with minors and with adults, with the aggravating facto...

The declaration signed by Pope Francis and Sheik Ahmad el-Tayeb, the grand imam of al-Azhar, during the Holy Father’s trip to the United Arab Emirates “is a clarion call for robust dialogue that leads to peace,” said the Catholic Chairman of the National Catholic-Muslim Dialogue and the chairman of the US bishops’ Committee on Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs.

By Carol Glatz Having considered the holiness of Saint Paul VI and the influence of his ministry for the Church worldwide, Pope Francis has approved putting the saint on the church's universal calendar of feast days as an optional - not obligatory - memorial. The celebration of the late Pope falls on 29 May (on the General Roman Calendar), the universal schedule of holy days and feast days ...

Pope Francis told reporters he is more afraid of the consequences of not engaging in interreligious dialogue than he is of being manipulated by some Muslim leaders. He told reporters flying back to Rome with him on 5 February from Abu Dhabi that people are always saying he's letting himself be used by someone, "including journalists, but it's part of the job." "For me, there is only one gre...