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The pope responds to questions about his concerns for the Catholic Church and the world

ROME — The United States contains a "significant" number of groups seeking to "gag" the reforms of the Catholic Church initiated by the...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis gave the editors of 10 Jesuit magazines a glimpse into how he makes decisions, background on one of his more controversial comments about the war in Ukraine and insight into what he sees as the refusal of some bishops to accept the teaching of the Second Vatican Council. Meeting in May with the editors of the European magazines, the pope responded to six questions about his concerns for the Catholic Church and the world. The magazines published a transcript of

Pope Francis’ mixed signals on gay and transgender issues have allowed a noxious culture of freelance morality to overwhelm the clergy.

The first phase of the global synodal process in Switzerland is over. In addition to full equal rights for women in the Church, believers have demanded an end to the clericalism that still exists. The Swiss Bishops' Conference issued a press release on this occasion.

The third Synodal Assembly to bring about reforms to the Catholic Church ended Feb. 5 with the first concrete decisions of the process. Most German bishops signaled they are prepared to support far-reaching change in the Catholic Church. The resolutions passed by the Synodal Assembly have varying prospects of taking effect, since many of the desired changes affect practices that are subject to universal church rules and cannot simply be handled differently in Germany.

Biannual festival and meeting for German-speaking Catholic laity took place for the first time in four years

The president of the German bishops’ conference has defended his decision to promote a priest who has been accused of sexual harassment.

What is the state of the Church in Europe? How are young Catholics working to revitalize the Church and the culture?

The 102nd edition of Catholic Days (Katholikentag) opens Wednesday in the German city of Stuttgart, kicking off a five-day celebration marking a ...