The new structure of Vatican communications is gradually taking shape, but it's not possible yet to give a timeframe for when the restructuring will be implemented, the official in charge of overseeing the reforms has said. Msgr. Dario Edoardo Viganò …

Vatican folklore has it that a former pope was once asked how many people worked at the Holy See. “About half,” the Pontiff is said to have replied. Those now charged with directing the affairs of the Catholic Church are prone to observe that the Holy …

Europe’s border-free travel plan, the Schengen Agreement, could be suspended for up to two years, as France’s prime minister warned that mass immigration could kill the entire EU project.

The statement Tuesday by the Union for Reform Judaism brings to three the major centrist US Jewish groups opposing the bill approved last week by Israel's Cabinet and initiated by the justice minister, Ayelet Shaked. The Anti-Defamation League and the …

Chicago might have one of the largest police departments in the country, but amid a series of high-profile police shootings and persistent calls for reform, the Windy City is turning to some smaller departments for guidance.

In traditional Christmas greetings to the Curia, the central Vatican administration, the 79-year-old pontiff said he had flu and excused himself for reading the speech seated, though he showed no signs of illness and later stood to greet the dozens of …

Pope Francis told members of the Vatican bureaucracy that reforms to make it more efficient and honest will move ahead “with firm resolve”, despite scandals that have rocked the Church. At the start of traditional Christmas greetings to the Curia, as …

When candidates say their tax plan will boost the economy–be skeptical.

(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis issued a legal decree on Friday, regarding the implementation of the recent reforms to the Church's marriage law, specifically as far as the role of the Church's highest appellate court – the Sacred Roman Rota – is concerned.

Just like the Islamic movement funds everything against Israel, so the Reform organizations that have a lot of money are funding everything against Israel,” Eichler insisted, claiming Reform Jews are behind the leftist pro-Israel …