Jonathan Liedl

Some say the government’s crackdown on groups like Annunciation House infringes upon believers’ right to live out their faith through service, while others contend the state is animated by concern for the rule of law, not anti-Catholic bias.

The Maltese cardinal, who heads the Vatican's Secretariat for the Synod, stated in a recent interview that a female diaconate (unspecified whether ordained or not) would not be a “revolution” but a “natural deepening of the Lord’s will.”

The presidential candidate touted the God Bless The USA Bible — which includes both the Protestant canon of sacred Scripture and America’s founding documents — in a social media video on March 27.

Pope Francis also revealed that while others were putting his name forward in the hopes of forcing a stalemate, he believed Cardinal Ratzinger 'was the only one at that time [who] could be Pope.'

ANALYSIS: The Vatican has addressed the topic before — but the new doctrine office head is expected to leave his distinctive mark on the forthcoming document.

‘Surprising’ document offers a compelling affirmation of Church teaching on sex and gender, which some experts are calling a game changer.

The new declaration on human dignity has been well received, but its impact on topics like the Synod on Synodality and the Church’s pastoral response to gender theory remains to be seen.

Reactions from the pro-life movement have ranged from mixed to entirely negative.

The presidential contender has yet to announce his vice-presidential pick — and three of the top seven contenders are Catholic.

The Chicago prelate called for a reform of Church governance rooted in a process that some say inappropriately minimizes the distinction between bishops and laypeople.