Marking the feast of Mary, Mother of God, and the start of the new year, Pope Francis renewed his appeal for a “firm commitment” to respect all human life worldwide. “May we learn to care for every ...

St. Teresa of Avila Church in Washington, D.C., for Donna Toliver Grimes, a longtime official for the U.S. Conference of ...

Relatives of passengers of the aircraft that crashed after it went off the runway, react at Muan International Airport, in ...

Wearing red vestments for the feast of St. Stephen, the first Christian martyr, Pope Francis knocked on the door of the church in Rome's Rebibbia prison complex and walked over its threshold. After ...

Father Y. David Brault – who achieved one of his dreams as a priest when he became the founding pastor of a parish, Our Lady ...

President-elect Donald Trump on Dec. 20 announced his intention to appoint Brian Burch, currently the president of ...

Pope Francis, who celebrated his 88th birthday Dec. 17, mostly uses a wheelchair instead of walking and presides over rather ...

The short answer is, a Jubilee Year is a special year of grace and reconciliation. Today, the Catholic Church celebrates a ...

Pope Francis will meet with outgoing U.S. President Joe Biden at the Vatican Jan. 10 to discuss efforts to promote peace worldwide, the White House’s press secretary said. The two leaders also spoke ...

A funeral Mass will be celebrated Jan. 3, 2025 at St. Teresa of Avila Church in Washington, D.C., for Donna Toliver Grimes, a longtime official for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops who was just ...

Father Brault, founding pastor of Our Lady of the Presentation Parish in Poolesville, dies at 77 ...

At Christmas we find Christ in the manger. In Bethlehem, announced by angels to shepherds, the Church draws our minds first to that lowly place, out of the way. What we have been seeking, purifying ...