A church in Pacific Palisades appeared to be destroyed and more than 60 Catholic schools were closed as several major fires ...

President Joe Biden has canceled his upcoming trip to Italy, including an audience with Pope Francis, in order to "remain ...

Since Cardinal Robert W. McElroy's Jan. 6 appointment to the Archdiocese of Washington, church watchers have interpreted the ...

President-elect Donald Trump Jan. 7 reiterated his call for some companies that make investments in the U.S. economy to ...

Teresian Sister Inah Canabarro Lucas from Brazil has become the world's oldest person, reaching 116 years and 210 days. She ...

Saying he carried with him the sorrow of the nation for a "horrific act of terrorism" on New Year's Day that claimed the ...

A number of fellow prelates are offering their congratulations to Cardinal Robert W. McElroy on his appointment to the ...

While society is increasingly focused on pushing the limits of human achievement, it must not lose sight of its duty to protect the dignity of the vulnerable, especially children exploited by the ...

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

Pope Francis has appointed Consolata Missionary Sister Simona Brambilla to be the first woman to lead a Vatican dicastery, ...

Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez of Philadelphia has announced a new initiative to open hearts, rather than shutter parishes, in ...

Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory, the first African American cardinal, retires as archbishop of Washington and is succeeded by San ...