Standing near the gravestone for the relative he never met, Mark Bailey accepted the crisply folded American flag from the ...

What is meditation, and how do you begin to do it? St. Francis de Sales wrote a wonderful little book called Introduction to ...

Sisters celebrating milestone jubilees reflect decades of service in education, healthcare, parish life, social services, and ...

ROME -- Cardinal Luis Pascual Dri, the Argentine priest whom Pope Francis held up as the model confessor, has died in Buenos ...

The Rev. James Kelly baptized and married thousands of people, ministered to the ill at hospitals, and traveled the world. He ...

Pope Leo said on Wednesday the world must not grow accustomed to war, adding that war is always a defeat, Anadolu Ajansi (AA) reported. Speaki ...

Pope Leo XIV led the Regina caeli prayer — often spoken during the time between Easter Sunday and Pentecost — in St. Peter's Basilica on Sunday, May 11. The pontiff, who was elected on May 8 ...

Pope Francis blessing the world with the Eucharist before an empty St. Peter’s Square at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic is considered to be one of the most memorable moments of his pontificate.

The Bakersfield community gathered at Saint Francis Church to honor Pope Francis after his death on Monday. Father Theophane Antony led a special Mass and prayer service in remembrance.

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state under Pope Francis, signs the "rogito" or scroll describing the late pope's life, ministry and papacy April 25 during a prayer service in St ...

The crowds at St. Peter’s Square watched the Mass mostly in silence, breaking it only to sing and follow along with prayers, and to applaud when they saw Francis’ coffin.

Pope Francis holds prayer for migrants and refugees, with the 'Angels Unawares' monument, dedicated to the world's migrants and refugees, behind him in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, October ...