Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith

Pope Benedict XVI has published the third and last volume of his biography of Jesus Christ, a highly personal work written under the theologian pope's own name of Joseph Ratzinger.

Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday opened a meeting of Roman Catholic Church leaders from around the world to debate how to counter rising secularism on the 50th anniversary of the momentous Second Vatican Council.

American nuns in open conflict with the Vatican over claims they have "radical feminist" views and have strayed too far from Catholic doctrine offered Friday to talk with top Church leaders.

Pope Benedict XVI has "in recent days" completed the third volume of his trilogy "Jesus of Nazareth", devoted this time to the childhood of Christ, the Vatican announced Thursday.

The Vatican stressed its authority over a group of US nuns rapped for defying Church doctrine on Tuesday, as a delegation met Holy See doctrinal officials to put their case.

The Vatican stressed its authority over a group of US nuns rapped for defying Church doctrine on Tuesday, as a delegation met Holy See doctrinal officials to put their case.

Intrigue at the Vatican could weaken the chances of the next pope being an Italian, observers said, as memos leaked from the Holy See's corridors of power lift the lid on tensions between cardinals.

Pope Benedict XVI's private secretary on Friday defended the pontiff's leadership against revelations in leaks of Vatican papers, saying he had "pruned dead branches' in the Holy See.

The group that represents Catholic sisters in the United States signaled Friday it would challenge a Vatican attempt to pull its doctrine closer toward conservative church policy.

The ultra-conservative Legion of Christ movement on Friday said it had reported seven suspected cases of child abuse by its priests to the Vatican for investigation under new anti-abuse rules.

Cases of clerical child abuse in the ultra-conservative Legionaries of Christ movement dating back decades have been reported to the Vatican, spokesman Federico Lombardi said Friday.

The leader of a group of US Catholic nuns on Saturday rejected condemnation from a Vatican report that said it defied Church doctrine.

The Vatican has issued a scathing condemnation of the main association of Catholic nuns in the United States for taking liberal stances on contraception, homosexuality and female priests.

The Vatican has issued a scathing condemnation of the main association of Catholic nuns in the United States for taking liberal stances on contraception, homosexuality and female priests.

The Vatican has issued a scathing condemnation of the main association of Catholic nuns in the United States for taking liberal stances on contraception, homosexuality and female priests.

The Vatican has chided the largest group representing America's Catholic nuns for not speaking out strongly enough against gay marriage. The Vatican has chided the largest group representing America's Roman Catholic nuns for not speaking out strongly enough against gay marriage. According to USA Today, the Vatican is pressuring the group to come out forcefully against marriage equality, abortion and women's ordination. In an 8-page statement issued by the Vatican's Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) released Wednesday, the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) is accused of being too soft on social issues. ?The current doctrinal and pastoral situation of the LCWR is grave and a matter of serious concern, also given the influence the LCWR exercises on religious congregations in other parts of the world,? the document states. Seattle Archbishop Peter Sartain is leading the CDF's process of reviewing the LCWR. Sartain is a vocal opponent of Washington's gay marriag

The Vatican has chided the largest group representing America's Catholic nuns for not speaking out strongly enough against gay marriage. The Vatican has chided the largest group representing America's Roman Catholic nuns for not speaking out strongly enough against gay marriage. According to USA Today, the Vatican is pressuring the group to come out forcefully against marriage equality, abortion and women's ordination. In an 8-page statement issued by the Vatican's Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) released Wednesday, the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) is accused of being too soft on social issues. ?The current doctrinal and pastoral situation of the LCWR is grave and a matter of serious concern, also given the influence the LCWR exercises on religious congregations in other parts of the world,? the document states. Seattle Archbishop Peter Sartain is leading the CDF's process of reviewing the LCWR. Sartain is a vocal opponent of Washington's gay marriag

Pope Benedict XVI on Saturday named US archbishop Charles John Brown to be his new envoy to Ireland, after the previous ambassador was withdrawn during a row over child abuse scandals.

(Reuters) - The U.S. Roman Catholic Church will establish a body in January to house disaffected members of the Episcopal Church, beginning with a few dozen ministers and at least two congregations seeking communion, U.S. bishops were told Tuesday.

(Reuters) - The U.S. Roman Catholic Church will establish a body in January to house disaffected members of the Episcopal Church, beginning with a few dozen ministers and at least two congregations seeking communion, U.S. bishops were told on Tuesday.