Pope Francis has asked Catholics around the world to pray with him in January that migrants, refugees and victims of war will have a chance for an education. "Let us pray for migrants, refugees and ...

Amid security worries, millions of pilgrims are expected to descend on Rome for a Jubilee Year of major Catholic celebrations ...

I think you’d be hard pressed to find not just a religious leader but a leader of any kind in the world who’s 100 years old ...

Feast of the Holy Family, Francis pointed to the nucleus of Nazareth as a 'model'. After Jesus' return to the Temple, Mary ...

Speaking over giant screens from Santa Marta, the pontiff blessed the “Bambinelli” and expressed words of sorrow for Gaza in ...

Prayer beads count prayers or chants that are repeated. It’s a touchable and tranquilizing experience besides being an ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Tuesday formally inaugurates ... that roughly amounts to a “get out of Purgatory free” card.

Is there an approach to forgiveness that honors human agency, requires neither apologies nor reconciliation, needn't be ...

Recent research has identified what attracts people to Catholic parishes, and parishes are using creative means to evangelize — including ‘Barkfest.’ ...

Prayer beads. Prayer beads count prayers ... On the fourth decade I pray for Pope Francis, and for bishops, and clergy, I know. Once again, where there are extra beads, I pray for poor and ...

The Patriarch of Baghdad of the Chaldeans, Card. Louis Raphael Sako, is experiencing an eve characterised by alternating sensations: on the one hand there are fears for what is happening across the ...