Pope Francis called on Catholics to become “pilgrims of hope” in a BBC podcast on Friday, emphasizing that “hope and kindness ...

The Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, whose stated goal is to ‘bolster Israel’s security and ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Offering his condolences, Pope Francis praised former U.S. President Jimmy Carter’s Christian faith and ...

The pope, who turned 88 Dec. 17, mostly uses a wheelchair and presides over rather than concelebrates most public liturgies.

The 2024 National Eucharistic Congress was a capstone event during the third year of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ initiative to renew faith in the Eucharistic Lord. The five-day congress ...

Pope Francis kicked off the 2025 Holy Year on Tuesday, inaugurating a celebration of the Catholic Church that is expected to ...

As if his 1,500 pardons weren’t enough to cause outrage, President Biden has gone further. Near the expiration of his failed presidency, Biden has commuted the sentences of 37 of the 40 individuals on ...

Looking back over the last 12 months on the Vatican beat, it’s tempting to call 2024 “tumultuous” — tempting, that is, but ...

The Jews are not committing genocide against Muslims in Gaza, whose population grew almost 3% last year. Muslims, however, are committing mass murder via jihad against Christians in Africa. Yet the Po ...

With descriptions such as “wonderful,” “beautiful” and “exciting,” worshippers formally welcomed Bishop John Dolan’s ...

Marked by solemn processions and prayers for hope in troubled times, Archbishop Bernard Hebda presided over two opening ...

The life of the church in 2024 was defined as much by what did not happen, as by what did. The most important thing that did ...