Nuns pray as they wait for the arrival of Pope Francis to preside over a Vespers celebration in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew ...

The Autobiography by Pope Francis (Translated from Italian by Richard Dixon); Jesus Wept: Seven Popes and the Battle for the Soul of the Catholic Church by Philip Shenon ...

Nicaragua's Daniel Ortega regime has expelled 30 Poor Clare nuns and seized a Catholic seminary, intensifying its crackdown on the church.

Pope Francis honored Benedictine Father Prosper Guéranger on the 150th anniversary of his death, highlighting his role in the ...

In a message to the Orthodox Church of Albania, Pope Francis expresses his condolences following the passing of Archbishop ...

Further reading: Pope Francis appoints Sister Simona Brambilla ... She is not the first woman—primarily nuns, and often Italian—to be appointed to an important position under Francis ...

The dictatorship’s order reportedly was carried out on the night of Jan. 28, forcing some 30 cloistered nuns belonging to the ...

At the helm for the past 45 years, Sister Merris Larkin is helping her students succeed in countless ways, while making sure ...

Pope Francis waves during the Angelus noon prayer ... from the Jesuits and Franciscans to the Mercy nuns and smaller newer movements. The appointment means that a woman is now responsible for ...

Appointing another woman to an administrative post at the Vatican, Pope Francis says women suffer 'no deprivation' in not ...

The head of the Catholic Church called for greater media literacy and critical thinking, particularly among young people, in ...

Doctor of the Church relied on divine grace and the maternal care of the Virgin Mary to temper that vice and become a man of ...