This perspective adds a fascinating layer to the discussion of angelic hierarchy, blending religious tradition with fictional storytelling. According to the Catholic Church, all angels were created to ...

As Pope Francis enters his 13th year, his hospitalization sparks reflection on his humble approach to leadership, showing a ...

How Christianity blurred the line between celibacy and androgyny.

The pope on Wednesday marked the start of Lent by receiving ashes on his forehead and by calling the parish priest in Gaza, the Vatican said.

The Catholic Church opened the solemn Lenten season leading to ... The pope was supposed to attend a spiritual retreat this ...

A weak and breathless Pope Francis thanked people for their prayers for his recovery in a remarkable audio message broadcast Thursday, the first public sign of life from the 88-year-old pope since he ...

Catholic nuns listen to a recorded message ... attend a spiritual retreat this weekend with the rest of the Holy See hierarchy. On Tuesday, the Vatican said the retreat would go ahead without ...

The Catechism of the Catholic Church says of the Immaculate ... Mary "was enriched by God with gifts appropriate to such a role". The angel Gabriel at the moment of the annunciation salutes ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis remained in stable condition Thursday with no new respiratory crises or fever and worked from the hospital as he recovered from double pneumonia, the Vatican said.

The Vatican said the evening Rosary prayer for Francis would be presided over by Cardinal Angel Fernandez Artime ... the Vatican said. The Catholic Church opened the solemn Lenten season leading ...