Greece sent a list of economic reform plans to European institutions and the International Monetary Fund around midnight, a source close to the European Commission said on Tuesday. “In the Commission’s view, this list is sufficiently comprehensive to be a valid starting point for a successful conclusion of the review,” the source said.

The sister-in-law who faithfully attends weekly Mass, but couldn't celebrate a second marriage in a Catholic Church because she and her husband-to-be were previously divorced. The friend who was told he couldn't join the Parish Council because he …

Cardinal Francesco Coccopalmerio, the president of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts (which is the Vatican's top office for canon law) reportedly questioned the scope of the authority given to the Secretariat for the …

On that front, O'Malley said he hopes to have a “pretty finished product” in terms of a new accountability system, including a tribunal located within the Vatican's Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, a powerful agency responsible for …

VATICAN CITY — As fresh economic reforms begin to take hold throughout the Vatican, the Council for the Economy has faced some resistance from larger offices.

Cardinal Oscar Andres Rodriguez Maradiaga, the chairman of the Council of Cardinals, and Bishop Marcello Semeraro, the secretary of that same body, outlined plans for the proposed restructuring of Vatican offices. Cardinal …

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis urged cardinals Thursday to cooperate in reforming the Vatican bureaucracy, saying the overhaul will help him govern the Catholic Church better and spread the faith. Francis summoned cardinals from around the world to hear …

Fabien Farge, euronews: “It's been a busy week in the Vatican, two years after Pope Benedict's shock abdication. His successor, Pope Francis, launched ambitious reforms of the Catholic Curia. Sébastien, where are we with this famous reform of the Curia …

On the second day of the consistory, the College of Cardinals were given a formal update on the economic reform taking place in the Vatican. During a press briefing today, Vatican spokesman Fr. Federico Lombardi said that the cardinals expressed …

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis urged his cardinals Thursday to cooperate in reforming what was called an outdated and dysfunctional Vatican bureaucracy, saying the overhaul will help him govern the Catholic Church better and spread the faith more …