Pope Francis is giving priests belonging to the Diocese of Ahiara, Nigeria, 30 days to write a letter promising obedience to him and accepting the bishop appointed for their diocese or face suspension.
Faith and Justice: For all the dramatic differences between Pope Francis and Donald Trump, there is one area where they are similar. Both are reluctant to condemn Russia for its actions in Syria and Ukraine.
Preparations for World Youth Day 2018 and the dangers of gender theory on marriage and the family were among the major themes that bishops from Panama discussed with Pope Francis.
With Venezuela's political and economic crisis turning violent and after the country's president tried to claim he had the support of Pope Francis, the leadership of the country's bishops' conference traveled to the Vatican.
Grace on the Margins: Our message was simple: God calls men and women to the priesthood. But we were treated like credible threats on a watch list.
Pope Francis: The mystery of God's relationship with humankind is revolutionary in that Christians can look to him without fear as children to a loving father.
Following Pope Francis' 2015 reform of church law on nullity procedures, several dioceses reported growth in annulment case filings for 2016 compared to 2015.
Pentecost: Pope Francis invited some 300 Pentecostal and evangelical leaders to Rome to join an estimated 30,000 Catholic charismatics in celebrating Pentecost.
Distinctly Catholic: Fr. Federico Lombardi, retired Vatican spokesman, shares what he experienced at his ringside seat during the papacies of John Paul II, Benedict XVI and Francis.
Eight months after the Vatican Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life officially began functioning, Pope Francis named Schonstatt Fr. Alexandre Awi Mello of Brazil to serve as its secretary.
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