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(RNS) — Will the synod succeed in bringing greater unity to the church, or will it result in greater conflict and division?

Pope for only 33 days, John Paul I is known both as "The Smiling Pope" and "The Forgotten Pope." On Sept. 4, he will be beatified. What were his life and papacy like?

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Becoming a member of the broad, unique body of the College of Cardinals is both a great honor and an invitation to help promote a renewal of the Catholic Churchs mission of evangelization, some new cardinals said. With 20 newly created cardinals representing 16 countries, and with the entire college of 226 members representing more than 90 countries, some also said they see their elevation as a way to help their home dioceses better comprehend the universality of the Cath

Nonwhite voters naturally do not have much affection for America as it existed before the civil rights movements.

Cardinal Robert McElroy reflects on receiving the red hat from Pope Francis and discusses the points of consensus as well as disagreement at the first worldwide meeting of cardinals since 2014.

Pope Francis encourages 20 newly-created Cardinals to embrace apostolic zeal and bear witness to Gods boundless love

Church authorities are not the masters of the sources of morality but humble ministers of the design established by the Creator.

VATICAN CITY — Becoming a member of the broad, unique body of the College of Cardinals is both a great honor and an invitation to help promote a renewal of

Do you think the acoustic guitar is god's favorite instrument?

Praedicate Evangelium Praedicate evangelium (Preach the gospel is an Apostolic Constitution reforming the Roman Curia. It was published and promulgated on March 19, 2022, by Pope Francis; the document took effect on 5 June 2022. It abrogated and replaced Pope John Paul IIs Pastor bonus of 1988.