“Ground Control to Major Tom/Commencing countdown, engines on/ Check ignition/and may God's love be with you.”

Year of Mercy should contribute not just to the life of the Church but to secular culture, says new secretary to Pontifical Council for Culture.

Paper prepared for Pontifical Council for Culture’s plenary assembly on women warns plastic surgery can “amputate the expressive possibilities of the human face".

25-year-old Sr Cristina Scuccia prays 'Our Father' live on TV watched by millions of viewers.