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Explainer: What exactly is a papal bull?

The Catholic Church has communicated with its flock throughout the centuries by means of papal bulls. But what on earth is a papal bull?

Australian bishops approve new aboriginal liturgy

Climate justice, women's ministries and spiritual conversations: Synod takeaways from Brazil

Among the main concerns they mentioned were the role of the laity, especially of women; the contribution of the church on ecology in light of the encyclical “Laudato Si’”; and “spiritual conversation,” a method of discernment that was adopted to structure discussions during the first assembly that could become a major legacy of the synod.

Francis, the Writing Pope: A Walk through Some Major Works

Walking with Pope Francis, by Fr. James Kroeger and published by Orbis Press, summarizes ten of Pope Francis's major published works.

Pope defends priestly celibacy in message to seminarians

"Nurture a strong, living and authentic personal relationship with Jesus,” says a message sent by Cardinal Pietro Parolin on behalf of Pope Francis.

What Francis' Latest Climate Text Means for Upcoming UN Summit

Pope Francis’ planned history-making trip to the latest global climate conference has been thwarted by illness. But his passionate advocacy for the environment still will be felt through his hot-off-the-press apostolic exhortation about the climate crisis. National Catholic Reporter’s environment correspondent Brian Roewe unpacks the pope’s new eco-document and explains how it

Why St. John Lateran, Not St. Peter's Basilica, is 'Mother of All Churches in the World'

COMMENTARY: The Lateran has been associated with the papacy for centuries longer than the Vatican has — a fact often emphasized by Pope Francis.

Amazon cardinal tells consumerist cultures to learn from Indigenous

Cardinal Leonardo Ulrich Steiner says most people in the world are 'losing the pleasure of living together'

Editorial: US bishops' response to 'Laudate Deum' was underwhelming and odd

Synod on Synodality: Laywoman's Speech Opposing Women's Ordination Draws Big Ovation

Described as ‘profound and real,’ the speech characterized calls for women’s ordination as a form of clericalism and as a distraction from what Catholic women...