The Vatican’s complicated relationship with the Chinese government is a function of China’s history and the recent state ...

Communist China severed diplomatic ties with the Vatican in 1951, two years after the establishment of the People’s Republic.

As a lay Catholic myself, I consider my secular writing, speaking, and teaching to be the principal way that I share my faith ...

The previous Pope Leo emphasized the Catholic Church's responsibility to care for the poor and support workers' rights.

The new pontiff has signaled the direction he intends to take his papacy in handling certain social questions that need moral ...