The appointment marks a major step in Pope Francis’ aim to give women more leadership roles in governing the church ...

The appointment marks a major step in Francis’ aim to give women more leadership roles in governing the Catholic Church.

Pope Francis has named the first woman to head a major Vatican office. Sister Simona Brambilla will be prefect of the ...

Known as both a healer and for his devotion to St. Joseph, St. André Bessette led the effort to build Montreal’s famous ...

Francis presided over Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica to mark Epiphany. According to the Bible, the feast marks the day that three wise men guided by a star came to visit the newborn Jesus. Francis said ...

While many have taken down their Christmas trees and put away their decorations until next year, Christians in Eastern ...

In one Indian town, monkeys will steal your glasses — and give them back if you toss them a container of mango juice. It's ...

Pilgrims who visit Rome during the Jubilee, a holy year celebrated every 25 years, will have the opportunity to receive a plenary indulgence by passing through the doors.

My epiphany is I forget things, and this is a factor of age. Despite my faltering memory, I remember the big ‘E’ Epiphany ...

When he opened the “Holy Door” to the Basilica of St. Peter on Christmas Eve, Pope Francis initiated the Holy Year 2025 — a ...

Stapleton, a recent graduate of Franciscan University, a Catholic college in Ohio, will be among the less than 1 percent of nuns in the United States today who are 30 or younger. That number has ...

American heads into a matchup against Holy Cross after losing five straight road games. Sunday's meeting is the first of the season for the two squads.