c. 2014 Religion News Service VATICAN CITY (RNS) Pope Francis has approved a new direction for the scandal-ridden Vatican bank as it seeks to improve...

c. 2014 Religion News Service ROME (RNS) Pope Francis stressed the importance of marriage between a man and a woman at his general audience at the Vatican on...

c. 2014 Religion News Service (RNS) Bye-bye, “Bishop Bling.” So long, “Pastor Perks.” The so-called “Francis effect” may be...

c. 2014 Religion News Service VATICAN CITY (RNS) While millions of pilgrims are expected to attend the Catholic Church’s first-ever double...

c. 2014 Religion News Service SYRACUSE, N.Y. (RNS) Le Moyne College appears poised to make history by appointing the first laywoman to head a U.S. Jesuit...

c. 2014 Religion News Service VATICAN CITY (RNS) Days after Pope Francis summoned a controversial German bishop for talks on his luxurious lifestyle, the...

c. 2014 Religion News Service WASHINGTON (RNS) The saga of immigrants in 2014 may go down in history as a blight on America. Tragedies abound, from thousands...

c. 2014 Religion News Service VATICAN CITY (RNS) Pope Francis met Friday (March 28) in a closed-door meeting with the German churchman known as “Bishop...

c. 2014 Religion News Service JERUSALEM (RNS) Roman Catholic officials have announced the schedule for Pope Francis’ pilgrimage to the Holy Land but said...