Some 600,000 Catholics in Timor Leste, almost half the population of the majority-Catholic country, attended the Mass celebrated by Pope Francis on the evening of Sept. 10.

Any decision requires some development in the church’s understanding of the tradition.

Pope Francis is the first pope to visit Timor Leste since the country won independence in 2002.

Archbishop Georg Gänswein's appointment as Apostolic Nuncio for Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania calls attention to the Catholic Church’s support for Ukraine

Women deacons have become the subject of a growing debate in the Catholic Church.

America Media has released a video explainer about the state of the women deacons question. It looks at the history of women deacons and raises the key theological questions in the debate.

Pope Francis' 12-day trip continued with a visit to the remote city of Vanimo in Papua New Guinea.

Arriving in Papua New Guinea, Pope Francis called for greater efforts toward material development and lasting peace in the rural country, which has been plagued by economic underdevelopment and violence.

A Reflection for the Memorial of St. John Chrysostom, Bishop and Doctor of the Church, by Ryan Di Corpo

The Vatican Curia is a mystery, but it need not be a shadowy mystery. Anthony Ekpo's 'The Roman Curia: History, Theology and Organization' contributes greatly to our understanding of the structures and organization of the Curia.