Catholic leaders say the U.S. government shutdown is hurting the most vulnerable.

Addressing a conference on Oct. 12, Pope Francis outlined two dangers to the vocation of women.

Immigration reform appears to have gotten lost in the shuffle of Washington stalemates.

Pope Francis discussed the meaning of the church's catholicity at his general audience, October 9.

Pope Francis talks about the need for a proper understanding of St. Francis of Assisi.

Pope Francis announced that April 27, 2014, will be the canonization date for the Blesseds John Paul II and John XXIII.

CNS Rome bureau chief Francis X. Rocca looks at Pope Francis' meeting with a group of refugees in Rome September 10.

CNS looks at the plenary assembly of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications and the state of church communications today.

Pope Francis addresses the clergy of Rome September 16 at the cathedral of Rome, St. John Lateran.

CNS visits the Vatican farm in Castel Gandolfo and gets an inside look at the popes' bee-keeping operation.