Coeur, or Basilica of the Sacred Heart, which Émile Zola called a "stone host placed on the open wound of the city," celebrates the 150th anniversary of the laying of its first stone. To celebrate her ...

A U.S. bishop called for ardent prayer and robust diplomacy, as Israel and Iran traded strikes for the fourth day.

Pope Leo XIV decried escalating violence around the world, spotlighting attacks against Christian communities and calling for peace and justice in conflict-ridden areas. Speakin ...

(OSV News) -- "No one can turn a deaf ear to the palpable cries of anxiety and fear heard in communities throughout the country in the wake of a surge in immigration enforcement actions," said the ...

Pope Leo XIV will spend two weeks of July at the papal summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, bringing back a centuries-old tradition that had been suspended by Pope Francis. Pope ...

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

All I really need to know I learned in kindergarten ... and Judy Norton was my teacher. Last week, after attending Mass with ...

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

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 ...

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

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

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