The Vatican said in a statement Saturday that Monsignor Carlo Capella, who was the No. 4 official in its Washington embassy, would face a trial starting June 22.

The pope greeted the children and “exchanged some words of comfort with the parents who are caring for their children in their tiring and painful trials.”

The NAPA Institute held its seventh annual conference in California last week. The conference featured a number of theologians, politicians, and clergy, including Archbishops Charles Chaput and Jose Gomez.

In a rebuke to the Trump administration on Feb. 9, the three federal appellate judges sided with the states of Washington and Minnesota on nearly every matter, opening the possibility that the case could shift to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Soccer may be the focus of the World Cup, but a Catholic law enforcement official says it's also a time to protect human trafficking victims.

A letter-writing campaign among U.S. inamtes incarcerated as juveniles inspires Pope Francis to send a response on the issue of fair sentencing.

Pope Francis said that members of the Mafia are excommunicated during a visit to Calabria on June 21.

Pope Francis answered questions from reporters during an in-flight news conference on his return flight to Rome from the Holy Land May 26.

Pope Francis prayed for peace in the Middle East alongside Israeli President Shimon Peres and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas June 8 at the Vatican.

While visiting the Community of Sant'Egidio in Rome, Pope Francis said a "tired" Europe needs to find her roots again.