The October 2024 assembly marked the most female-inclusive synod in Church history. Around 50 women took part—and voted—in the second session of the Synod on Synodality. The right to vote at ...

As these lines are being written, Pope Francis is in the middle of an overnight visit to the southern French port city of Marseille. And he’s made some very bold and extremely important ...

At the edge of the Polish border, the 12th-century Kalozha Belarusian Orthodox Church in Grodno overlooks the calm waters of the Neman River. This is where Father Georgij Roi ministered for ten ...

Since the Lateran Treaty of 1929, the Holy See has held a distinctive place in global diplomacy, recognized as a sovereign entity with three key pillars: neutrality, mediation, and the defense of ...

He welcomes you into his office, a rare gesture. In the Vatican, custom is clear: visitors are not to be received where a cardinal works. Grech decided long ago to set that rule aside. At the ...

“We’ve lost the baraka — God’s blessing — because of our sins, the crimes we’ve committed against each other,” lamented El Hadj Jibriil, his wrinkled forehead and squinting eyes ...

Francis’ death sets the stage for electing a new pope. Within 15 to 20 days, the cardinals will assemble in a conclave behind closed doors in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican, following the ...

Daniele Libanori, the Jesuit who is the auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Rome, speaks about the Marko Rupnik case with La Croix’s Loup Besmond de Senneville. La Croix: When did you first learn ...

Czech theologian and sociologist of religion Tomas Halik says the Catholic Church must “wake from its nap” and embrace a more mature form of Christianity. In an interview with La Croix, Halik ...

Violence that began in Juba has spread beyond the capital, now affecting six of the ten states of South Sudan, including areas already facing ethnic issues. (Photo: ©UE/ECHO/Ludovico Gammarelli ...

Christians gather in Damascus on December 13. After the fall of Bashar Al Assad's regime, Christians in Syria seem torn between the hope of a new era and distrust of the Islamists in power.

Cardinal Cristóbal López Romero of Rabat (Morocco) has praised Pope Francis for making dialogue with Muslims a priority, despite sharp criticism from some Catholic leaders. “Some cardinals ...