The pontiff prayed for peace in the Holy Land, and in Ukraine and Russia. He also prayed for Colombia following an earthquake ...

The new Vatican coins are the first in nearly a decade to feature a pope's face since Francis requested in 2017 that his portrait no longer appear on Vatican coins. Messages of solidarity from bishops ...

For most mornings this summer, Zac Kissell, a rising junior at the University of Dayton, has woken up early to begin his work in the dirt. He has tended garden beds where zucchini, squash and tomatoes ...

An Australian jury on Thursday convicted a former Catholic bishop renowned for hosting alcohol-fueled house parties of sexually abusing two young Indigenous men.

The veteran New Testament scholar has written and edited widely-read works including The Misunderstood Jew, The Bible With and Without Jesus and The Jewish Annotated New Testament.

Michigan's Democratic Senate candidate needs to explain how he intends to achieve his goals, writes NCR's Michael Sean ...

A fan wears a promotional pope hat during a baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and Chicago White Sox, Aug. 11, 2026, in Chicago. Pope Leo's beloved White Sox lost to the Cincinnati Reds, 5-4.

Messages of solidarity from bishops' conferences across Latin America poured in as rescue workers race against time to save victims still trapped beneath the rubble in multiple cities across Colombia.

Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta is returning to normal after a massive migrant surge overwhelmed its borders, but ...

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Google the question and you'll get a master class in apologetics — and maybe a scolding. But going to Mass on vacation is a ...