I must confess that the issue remains in the background of my thoughts," the first American pontiff says in a new book.

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The world took notice of Trump and Vance’s Oval Office confrontation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, which unfolded a year ago.

The Vatican on Wednesday announced a busy and lengthy foreign travel schedule for Pope Leo XIV in the first half of 2026, ...

Today is Saturday, Feb. 28, the 59th day of 2026. There are 306 days left in the year. Today in history: In 1993, a gunbattle ...

Even as a young boy growing up in a small Texas town, Father Jim Sichko knew exactly what he wanted to do later in life.

ST PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Two American cardinals and the Vatican’s ambassador to the U.S. denounced the mass deportations in Minnesota under the federal government's immigration crackdown, but they urged ...

Sam Dick went Off the Beaten Path to catch up with Father Jim Sichko in Harrodsburg for his “60-minutes of Jesus” talk.

President Donald Trump’s “border czar” says Pope Leo XIV doesn’t understand “there’s a flip side to illegal immigration.” ...

The No. 19-seeded Norton High girls basketball team lost on the road to No. 14 seed Pope Francis High 34-26 Thursday night in ...