How the young and wealthy Francis of Assisi freely abandoned his noble patrimony to serve Christ’s Church as a poor, itinerant preacher is a well-known story. One of the world’s most beloved saints, ...

This is the story of two men who have turned their backs on revenge in their efforts to help achieve a lasting peace between ...

Pope Leo XIV will celebrate his first Christmas Mass in St Peter's Basilica on Christmas Eve. The pontiff is expected to ...

Pope Francis’ appeal for peace in the world last Christmas fell on deaf ears. The world is no closer to peace now — Christmas 2024 — than it was then, and perhaps even farther away, judging from the ...

The opening of the county’s first cancer hospital is the latest step in a bold move to treat and cure the disease.

A rare prototype and a gift to the Pope earned €13.7m at auction in Leica's centenary year, proving collectors will pay ...

Presenting Connecticut Public’s photo album for the year – a look at moments made memorable from our photojournalists.

From popes to parenting, aging to immigration, we filtered global events through the lens of faith and made national stories ...

God only knows what we’d be without them, to paraphrase a lyric by the late, great singer-songwriter Brian Wilson. This year’s passing parade is indeed irreplaceable, icons who made an indelible mark ...

Pope Leo XIV urged Vatican cardinals on Monday to put their ambitions of power and personal interests aside, as he followed in Pope Francis' footsteps and used a Christmas greeting to gently criticize ...

Pope Leo XIV on Monday called on officials of the Roman Curia to deepen both mission and communion, urging Vatican offices to be “more mission-oriented.” ...

Elect, a Texas native, was ordained a priest in 2007 in the Diocese of Austin, where he currently serves as the Vicar General ...