The custos serves as a unique provincial minister within the Franciscan order, leading a community of friars while also being ...

The Christian misfits did not lead comfortable lives. For this reason, among others, they tended to make others uncomfortable ...

Pope Francis has warned of the “scourge of anti-semitism” in his prayer on the eve of the International Holocaust Remembrance ...

Through the centuries it walks with us and, by the power of the Holy Spirit, it is at work in history,” Pope Francis said.

Pope Francis celebrates the First Vespers and Te Deum for the end of the year, in St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City, 31 December 2024. (Photo by EPA/MASSIMO PERCOSSI /MaxPPP) Seated in a chair at ...

"Pope Francis went on to say that his heart is close to all the people who inhabit the Holy Land, which includes Israelis and ...

The Holy Doors of the basilicas of Rome, the beautiful churches, the countryside around Assisi, the gelato and the pasta and ...

Following the Gospel, we fix our gaze on Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, to contemplate the mystery of a God who chose to be born of a woman, the Blessed Virgin, and to enter this world in the way common ...

Bishop Budde reminded Donald Trump that people are scared and vulnerable, and that compassion and welcome are the way of the Gospel.

New tour itineraries for 2025 include St Paul in northern Greece, taking in Philippi and Thessalonica. Corinth is another group option. Other western Europe destinations include Turkey (Izmir and ...

As Conclave features heavily in the awards season – 12 nominations in the Baftas, and more expected in the Oscar line-up as ...

The accusations against Joseph Mouser, 86, are new, but court records allege the incidents happened 35 years ago when the victim was younger than 12 years old.