The pope’s surprise announcement, made at the end of his homily at Mass in St. Peter's Square on Wednesday, comes the morning ...

At 99, Cardinal Alexandre do Nascimento may have lived to his ripe old age. But Angola is mourning, largely because he had ...

Pope Francis' big Catholic reform project has opened with widespread calls for women to take up more positions of ...

Inspired by St. Therese of Lisieux, a Taiwan-based online prayer group is spreading the Gospel to Chinese speakers ...

Sister Ann Kendrick, one of the founders of Hope CommUnity Center, tells the story of how she and others have been able to ...

Pope Francis on Tuesday led a prayer service asking forgiveness for the failings of the Catholic Church, including treatment ...

Since Hamas' attack on Israel Oct. 7, 2023, and the immediate start of the Israel-Hamas war, Pope Francis has provided daily ...

Editor’s Note: Ahead of Respect Life Month, the pro-life committee chair of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops is urging ...

The church should not be eager to embrace celebrity pundits who offer big money and audiences only to embarrass it a few ...

Three years after being approved by the U.S. Catholic bishops, updates to the ritual texts for distribution of holy Communion ...

It felt as if the whole country mourned and wept as family, friends and 3,000 other people packed the St. Louis Cathedral in ...

Religious interest groups are queuing up a series of high-profile appeals at the Supreme Court this fall that could further ...