The death toll remains unknown as authorities assess the damage, which affected several cities in the western part of the ...

A report warns that the U.S. has shifted away from a focus on international religious freedom. Alternatively, the State ...

Pope Leo XIV on Aug. 11 named eight new members, including four laypeople, to the Council for the Economy, the body that oversees the administrative and financial structures and activities of the ...

The answer is No — but Catholics should carefully weigh questions of charity and Church unity before deciding whether to ...

Unique among world leaders, the pope serves simultaneously as the universal spiritual head of the Catholic Church and as the head of the Holy See, a distinct sovereign entity under international law ...

Democratic Gov. Maura Healey signed a bill allowing abortion at any point in pregnancy in the state of Massachusetts, making it the 11th state to impose no limits on abortion. The legislation signed ...

Most of the upgrades will remain at the shrine for the long-term benefit of pilgrims, so any donations are viewed as an investment in Lourdes’ future.

In a letter addressed to the priests, religious, and faithful of Ceuta, Bishop Ramón Valdivia invited the faithful to pray on the eve of the solemnity of the Assumption of Mary.

Each spring, the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA) publishes its annual portrait of the permanent diaconate in the United States. At first glance, the report appears to be little ...

The philosopher and author of more than 100 books (including one on the spirituality of surfing) is about to start his 62nd ...

On various occasions, Pope Leo XIV has referenced the Bridgeport, Connecticut, native as a major inspiration for his own ...

Friends, neighbors and priests in Garden City, New York, honor Bob MacStoker, whose lifelong faith and Marian devotion have ...