The Vatican has written to the president of the US bishops’ conference to remind dioceses that filing for bankruptcy could require the consent of the Holy See.

As much of the world faces quarantines and social distancing, Catholics have faced unexpected challenges in accessing the sacraments of the Church

It’s likely the Pope’s next move will be to call for even more conversation— probably establishing a commission

The disgraced former cardinal Theodore McCarrick has moved from the Kansas friary where he had been living since 2018. A spokesman for the Capuchin Franciscan Province of St. Conrad told CNA that McCarrick left St. Fidelis Friary in Victoria, Kansas, just days ago. He has moved to a residential community of priests who have been

The Diocese of Rochester confirmed on Thursday that it had requested a delay of the beatification of Archbishop Fulton Sheen, which had been scheduled for December 21 until it was postponed indefinitely earlier this week. But an official in the Diocese of Peoria said the Rochester diocese has not disclosed all of its interventions to

The beatification of Archbishop Fulton Sheen was delayed at the request of Bishop Salvatore Matano of Rochester, an official in the Peoria diocese and other Church officials have confirmed. “They did not agree with the fact the beatification date was set and announced and asked the further consideration be done,” Msgr. James Kruse, Director of

The Vatican Secretary of State told CNA this week that he is responsible for arranging a controversial loan for the purchase of a bankrupt Italian hospital, and that he arranged with Cardinal Donald Wuerl a grant from the U.S.-based Papal Foundation to cover the loan when it could not be repaid. Cardinal Pietro Parolin told

Cardinal DiNardo announced that the Holy See had insisted that the bishops not vote on their own proposals for dealing with the abuse crisis