During his homily and Angelus address, the Holy Father repeated his plea for Catholics to show their closeness to the poor ...

I wished to greet the Virgen de los Desamparados,” the pope told the crowds of pilgrims at the Vatican after placing a white ...

Before concluding his Wednesday audience and imparting his paternal blessing for pilgrims, the Holy Father concluded his ...

Even "eco-nuns." Throughout America -- and indeed, the world -- thousands of religious sisters are daily witnessing to the environmental care commitment urged by Pope Francis' 2015 encyclical, ...

On Nov. 11, 1969, Veterans Day, Cardinal Richard Cushing dedicated St. Francis Chapel located within the Prudential Center in Boston. Its origins might be traced to the 1947 arrival of the Franciscan ...

Hundreds of Christians, Hindus and Muslims are expected to take up a spiritual journey to honor the Jesuit missionary ...

though Pope John Paul II in 1994 urged Catholics to make the prayer a regular part of their lives. Devotion to St. Michael is still widely promoted today, including by Pope Francis.

Pope Francis, your encyclical on the Sacred Heart, “Dilexit Nos,” is beautiful and heartwarming. And for Catholics in the United States, the timing was perfect.

a small number of politicians and others joined Father Brian Jordan at the Church of St. Francis Assisi, 135 West 31st Street ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- A Christian faith that does not disturb the powers that be and cannot generate a serious commitment to ...

MANILA, Philippines – Pope Francis has offered prayers for Filipinos affected by ... his Angelus address from his window overlooking St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Sunday.