The leader of the nation's Catholic bishops has commended Pope Francis' move to extend to the universal Catholic Church the feast of a beloved saint and "contemporary witness" of faith.

A recent Eucharistic procession in Derry, Ireland, highlighted an inspiring revival of Catholic faith in a city synonymous with some dark days in Ireland’s troubled history.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis has added the feast day of St. Teresa of Kolkata, a “beacon of hope” and an example of ...

In a speech last week to the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, President Donald Trump announced an executive order ...

John F. Kennedy, the first Catholic President of the United States, inaugurated a new era in the history of American Catholicism. The same could be said for the second Catholic president ...

I am an anxious person. If there is something to worry about, you can bet I have worried about it. If there is something too ...

A fundraising campaign for the funeral of Sheffield teenager Harvey Willgoose has already raised over £17,000. Harvey ...

Below are some of the weekly summarized news headlines from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from the week of ...

Area religious leaders gathered Jan. 22 for an ecumenical prayer service at St. Bernadette Church in Springfield, for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, a global ecumenical observance ...

Fifth graders Jenna Charter (left) and Annabelle Catena of St. Mary’s School in Bryantown, Maryland, sing during a Catholic ...

Pope Francis gives his blessing after reciting a prayer ... of All Saints. Because the church’s liturgical calendar includes fixed feasts, like the Dec. 8 celebration of the Immaculate Conception, and ...

In a basilica "adorned with beautiful mosaic art," the "most impressive" mosaic was "the gathering of people from so many different places coming together to stand for life and to be a light in our ...