VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The celebration of World Mission Sunday is a popular day for a pope to canonize new saints -- not only those who ministered or gave up their lives in lands traditionally known as ...

On Sept. 22, a group of parishioners gathered in a conference room at St. John the Baptist Parish in Silver Spring, Maryland to talk about politics. It is no secret that conversations about politics, ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Cardinal Wilton Gregory of Washington said he hopes U.S. voters who are as concerned as he is about the “anger and vitriol” of the current election cycle will take time away from ...

Pope Francis called again for “an immediate cease-fire on all fronts” in the Middle East, urging leaders to “pursue the paths ...

Pope Francis asked the new members of the College of Cardinals to cultivate a sense of prayer and closeness with God's people ...

Pope Francis and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met for the third time since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine ...

While the Catholic Church’s Synod of Bishops is not exactly like a synod in other Christian communities, the issues being discussed and the way they are being handled are relevant to other Christian ...

Ethel Kennedy – widow of the late Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, human rights activist and mother of 11 – died Oct. 10, her family ...

During an Oct. 9, 2024 Mass at Mount Calvary Church in Forestville, Maryland, Father Ajani Gibson – the pastor of St. Peter ...

Psalm 90:12-13, 14-15, 16-17 Hebrews 4:12-13 Mark 10:17-30 or Mark 10:17-27. Think it’s easy to gain eternal life? T ...

Q: I have heard some priests refer to “non-sacramental” marriages on the annulment question. I presume these are civil marriages. Is it so? Or do these marriages become “non-sacramental” due to the ...