A group of 16 Discalced Carmelite nuns executed during the Reign of Terror in the French Revolution were canonised by Pope ...

French Bishop Dominique Rey said he was recently informed by the nuncio, the pope’s ambassador in France, that Pope Francis wanted him to submit his resignation.

Bishop Dominique Rey of the Diocese of Fréjus-Toulon announced his resignation three years early at the request of Pope ...

Known for his support of the Traditional Latin Mass, Bishop Rey had also ordained diocesan clerics using the 1962 Roman ...

Pope Francis has appointed Sister Simona Brambilla to lead a Vatican department, naming the first woman head of the office ...

AJACCIO, Corsica (AP) — Pope Francis on the first papal ... emphasizing the “church of the peripheries.” It was Francis’ third trip to France, each time avoiding Paris and the protocols ...

The year 2025 will be notably marked by the Jubilee celebrations, multiple commemorations—including the 1,700th anniversary ...

Francis, who has sought to reform the Catholic ... of some Vatican departments make binding decisions in the name of the pope, sharing in the exercise of his power, they therefore need to be ...

ROME, Italy - Young homosexual men can train to become Catholic priests in Italy but not if they "support the so-called gay ...

After 25 years at the head of the diocese, Dominique Rey was not in Rome's good books, notably for financial mismanagement.

The early years of the Renaissance were turbulent in Europe. Few places were safe from the political power struggles that ...