The recent ordination of a new bishop for Wuhan, China, has drawn attention to the still-unpublished accord between the Holy See and China on the appointment of bishops. The agreement is de facto with ...

We don’t have a resident cardinal in Connecticut, where the Register is based. So it was a very special event last night at Holy Apostles College and Seminary in Cromwell, Conn., when Cardinal Francis ...

Greater emphasis on small-group discussions and incorporating that work into the synod's final draft document is helping alleviate any suspicion of the synod being manipulated, said one of the four ...