Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Democratic philanthropist George Soros and actor-director Denzel Washington will be awarded the nation’s highest civilian honor on Saturday in a ...

Pointing to the perils of pastoral pessimism, Pope Francis urged a congregation of teaching sisters on Saturday to cultivate joy in their ministry, warning them that stern countenances drive people ...

Pope Francis is bringing his Holy Year to Rome's main prison. Francis traveled to Rebibbia prison Thursday on a frigid ...

Visitor numbers to Rome are expected to double to about 60 million during the year — on the theme “ Pilgrims of Hope” — and ...

Cardinal Wilton Gregory offers a prayer at the beginning of the Opening of the Jubilee Year Mass on Jan. 1, 2025 at the ...

Days earlier, just before Christmas, outgoing President Joe Biden commuted the executions of 37 prisoners, responding to ...

"May we learn to care for every child born of a woman, above all by protecting, like Mary, the precious gift of life: life in ...

In a time when nations are marked by wars, our hope should remain focused on our desired goal of peace. The Holy Father said that wars, social injustices and the many forms of violence we are exposed ...

Archbishop Gregory M. Aymond of New Orleans offered prayers for victims of what he described as a “sign of utter disrespect ...

Pope Francis ushered in the New Year with a renewed appeal for the faithful to reject abortion, calling for a “firm ...

Pope Francis kicked off the 2025 Holy Year on Tuesday, inaugurating a celebration of the Catholic Church that is expected to ...

Pope Francis ushered in the New Year with an appeal for the faithful to reject abortion, calling for a “firm commitment” to ...