President-elect Donald Trump has tapped a Southwest Florida resident for one of his latest appointments. Trump on Sunday ...

Mary, the mother of Jesus, is unquestionably the senior saint within the Christian tradition. Yet we know remarkably little ...

In 2020, she received the title Dame Grand Cross of the Order of Pope Pius IX by Pope Francis, the highest distinction conferred by the Holy See on laypersons, in recognition of her contributions ...

It was not the first time St. Gennaro's blood turned into liquid. It reportedly liquified in the presence of Pope Pius IX back in 1848. St. Gennaro devotees believe that the saint's miracle can occur ...

The dogma of the Immaculate Conception was proclaimed by Pope Pius IX in 1854. Four years later, little Bernadette of Lourdes, who knew nothing of theological vocabulary, received confirmation of ...

In 1854, Pope Pius IX moved the “Immaculate Conception” festivity from Dec. 8 to May, thus leading most countries in that direction. Hence, the International Day of Families is celebrated ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Pope Francis inaugurated his Holy Year at Rome’s main prison on Thursday, bringing a message of hope to ...

Pope Francis on Christmas Day delivered the traditional urbi et orbi address and blessing in Vatican City, inviting all individuals and nations to “silence the sound of arms and overcome ...

Pope Francis recalled the witness of persecuted Christians around the world on Thursday as he celebrated the feast of St. Stephen, the Church’s first martyr. In his Angelus address on Dec. 26 ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Pope Francis on Wednesday urged “all people of all nations” to find the courage “to silence the sounds ...

Pope Francis delivered a plea for peace in a world torn by conflict in his 2024 Christmas Day "Urbi et Orbi" ("To the City and the World") address. It came as Christmas marked the start of the ...

Elsewhere in his Christmas message, the pope called for peace across the Middle East, saying the “humanitarian situation is extremely grave” in Gaza. “I think of the Christian communities in ...