CIUDAD DEL VATICANO (CNS) -- En la víspera de Pentecostés, el Papa León XIV rezó para que el Espíritu Santo ayude a las ...

Because of its universal character and outlook, the Catholic Church can be a driving force for building communion between the ...

The giving of the Spirit to the new people of God crowns the mighty acts of the Father in salvation history. The Jewish feast ...

Every time Father Bill Joy visited a new country with Catholic Relief Services, the locals always wanted to know two things: If he knew the pope, and if he knew Michael Jordan. Father Jo ...

Last Monday, June 2, marked the 150th anniversary of the episcopal consecration of James Augustine Healy as the second Bishop of Portland, Maine. James Augustine Healy was born into slavery in Jones ...

As headlines in major U.S. publications on May 8 blared that the first pope from the U.S. had been elected, newspapers in Peru, where he is a citizen, begged to differ.

Most people understand that bars with live music often have a cover charge or a two-drink minimum. But when it comes to ...

I've returned to Los Angeles. My knees are still sore -- possibly more from the long flights than from walking. I'm not entirely at rest, but the house is quiet. The dog -- more of a silent pr ...

The likelihood of a future pope appearing on a nationally broadcast World Series game from two decades earlier seems a tad ...

Opponents of physician-assisted suicide legislation in Illinois are breathing a sigh of relief, but not for long because they ...

Every papal diplomat around the world must let people know that the Catholic Church is always on the side of the marginalized and is ready to face everything ...

The third week of the 2025 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage kicked off amid protests in the Diocese of Tulsa, Oklahoma, May 30 with a 5.5-mile procession from the University of Tulsa to H ...