"I wanted all of us, inside or out, to have an opportunity to throw open the doors of our hearts and understand that hope ...

At Holy Family Church in Artesia, Simbang Gabi was celebrated before dawn, the Misa de Gallo (Mass of the Rooster) starting ...

Prior to offering his blessing "urbi et orbi," Francis prayed for peace in Ukraine, the Holy Land, Lebanon and Syria, and in ...

People gather in St. Peter’s Square to join Pope Francis in praying the Angelus on the feast of St. Stephen, Dec. 26, 2024.

The pope opened the Jubilee Holy Doors praying that the Holy Spirit would soften hearts so that "enemies may speak to each ...

Cardinal Pizzaballa will make his solemn entry into Bethlehem, in the West Bank, where he will celebrate Christmas Eve Mass.

"The Holy Father calls us to be signs of hope in a world which desperately needs it in this current moment!" wrote Bishop ...

The yearly service brings together Christian leaders and laity from several denominations to pray for unity among the ...

I want to recommend one for your reading in the New Year. He’s Father Matthias Joseph Scheeben (1835-1888), a German ...

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In a statement, Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, Chicago's archbishop, expressed gratitude to Pope Francis for the "gift of these ...

Leading the recitation of the Angelus prayer from inside the chapel of his residence because of a cold, Pope Francis ...