The papal basilica, also known as the 'Bethlehem of the West,' houses both the venerated icon of Mary and relics of Christ’s ...

The service of two Grangemouth parishioners has been recognised with the award to each of the Benemerenti Medal.

Visibly moved and in white vestments forecasting Christmas joy, Pizzaballa arrived at the Gaza City Catholic parish with suitcases full of gifts. During the Mass, he also imparted the sacrament of ...

Clad in white papal vestments and a short red cape, the 78-year-old then delivered his first blessing to the city of Rome and the world. Earlier, the bells of St Peter's Basilica rang out as white ...

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Msgr. Landry, 54, the incoming national director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in the United States and a Register contributor, said he got the news this past weekend. He made it public ...

As Pope Francis became the first pope to celebrate Mass on the French island of Corsica Dec. 15, the usual excitement of an open-air Mass with the pope was combined with the flair and pageantry of a ...

In the former set, they’re shown in the prime of life. In the latter, they appear emaciated with line-creased faces and sunken eyes. Their attire is shabby, having surrendered their pontifical ...

AJACCIO, Corsica (AP) — Pope Francis on the first papal visit ever to the French island of Corsica on Sunday called for a dynamic form of laicism, promoting the kind of popular piety that ...

Pope Francis on the first papal visit ever to the French island of Corsica on Sunday called for a dynamic form of laicism, promoting the kind of popular piety that distinguishes the Mediterranean ...