The picture of the Pope Francis with the elephants inevitably evokes the memory of Annone, who five centuries ago was the pet of Pope Leo X.

The pope pointed to the assassination attempt against Donald Trump as an example of growing polarization and mistrust.

The sea of barefoot devotees—with their individual petitions, offerings of sacrifice and tales of gratitude—came in massive ...

In South Louisiana, Catholic parents often bring their babies to the gravesite of Charlene Richard to pray for the health and ...

The question of admitting women to the diaconate has captured the attention of theologians, pastors, and faithful Catholics ...

In his Jan. 9 speech, the pope lamented “the continuous creation and spread of fake news,” which he said, “distorts facts but ...

When it comes to popes, the current split between men and women is 266 to zero. But, as Jonny Wilkes explores, that hasn’t ...

Am I lucky, or what? Let me begin my story. While I was still at home, I started to plan the trajectory of my journey. One of ...

More than half a million pilgrims crossed the threshold of the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica in the first two weeks after ...

On the eve of the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord, the Second Sunday after Christmas, Cardinal James Harvey, Archpriest ...

Pope Francis has approved new rites for his own funeral for when he dies to simplify rituals and be buried outside the Vatican.

I praise God for it because it helped to form me and shape me to be the bishop that I am,” he said of his time in the Diocese ...