ROME — A US cardinal said he has some unanswered questions about the practicality of proposed reforms in the Roman Curia, the Vatican's main administrative bureaucracy, although he praised efforts to clean up Vatican …

Bush kicked off his first pre-2016 trip to New Hampshire on Friday with a visit to a manufacturing plant, where he took questions from local business leaders on immigration and the Common Core

The extraordinary holy year, dedicated to the theme of mercy, has been called to celebrate the 50th anniversary of a groundbreaking Vatican council that transformed how the Church related to the modern world, most notably ending the obligation for …

The Pope has once again made his mind on the liturgical reform of the 1960's and Vatican II clear, and not without taking the opportunity to criticize the easiest of targets: the very few who still say the rosary at Mass (by the way …

VATICAN CITY (RNS) Can the Roman Catholic Church change? And if so, how? And what's on the table — traditions, rites, doctrine, none of the above? Such fundamental questions go to the heart of Catholic identity, and they're the same questions Pope …

New pension freedoms could spark a property boom this year as the over-55s cash in their retirement savings and invest in the housing market.

The reform outline sent by Greece to euro zone ministers to unblock loans is “helpful”, but needs to be scrutinized by representatives of the country’s creditors, according to the head of the Eurogroup of euro zone finance ministers. Jeroen Dijsselbloem, whose group meets on Monday to discuss Greece, was responding to a letter he received […]

Pope Francis has withstood the first major challenge to his campaign for reform within the Vatican. But the battle is not over. The Pope will face more challenges as that campaign continues. By approving the statutes of the …

Statutes of the Vatican Council for Economy, Secretariat for the Economy, and General Auditor went into effect March 1, having been signed Feb. 22 by Msgr. Bryan Wells, assessor of the Secretariat of State.

Pope Francis has approved the statutes of the Secretariat for the Economy, giving an important victory to Cardinal George Pell in his quest for transparency and accountability in Vatican financial affairs. Cardinal Pell, the …