In his 1976 Lenten retreat for St. Paul VI, St. John Paul II told his predecessor that documents like Humanae vitae and Persona humana (the Vatican Declaration on Certain Questions Concerning Sexual ...

Dignitas Infinita, the new declaration of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF), affirms that “every human person possesses an infinite dignity” and enumerates assaults on that dignity, ...

The profound pearls of wisdom found in the Bible, the Koran, and the teachings of Buddha underscore the paramount importance of human dignity. The book of Genesis eloquently expresses that human ...

(RNS) — Two things struck me while reading “Dignitas infinita” or “Infinite Dignity,” the new declaration on surrogacy, gender and life from the Vatican released Monday (April 8) by the Dicastery for ...

Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernandez, prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, right, receives his red biretta from Pope Francis as he is elevated in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on ...

Bangladesh remembers Begum Khaleda Zia not only as a three-time prime minister, but as a symbol of unity in divided times ...

The Vatican on Tuesday launched new pastoral care guidelines for the protection and promotion of human life to mark the 30th anniversary of St. John Paul II’s encyclical letter Evangelium Vitae. With ...

The Vatican is drawing scrutiny for a newly released document that lays out what it calls threats to human dignity. A MARTÍNEZ, HOST: That list includes war, poverty, abortion and the suffering of ...

The Vatican has released a document criticizing gender theory, transgender surgery and surrogacy as affronts to human dignity. Dignitas Infinita, Latin for "Infinite Dignity," was released on Monday ...

The Vatican has released a new document calling poverty, war and the plight of migrants "threats to human dignity." But it also calls abortion, surrogacy and gender theory "grave threats" facing ...