In this area’s matrilineal culture, women have taken on new responsibilities in Catholic churches in the region, acting as ...

One of Pope Francis’ lasting reforms will be his reshaping of the papacy to embrace simplicity and humility, as seen in his decisions to live in a ... here” and that “now it’s your turn ...

For the first time in history, a pope's autobiography has been published in his lifetime. The book is both a manifesto and a testament.

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis said Donald Trump ... to Trump on the day of his inauguration. Francis said he prayed that America would live up to its ideals of being a “land of opportunity ...

One of Pope Francis’ lasting reforms will be his reshaping of the papacy to embrace simplicity and humility, as seen in his decisions to live in a Vatican guesthouse ... “everything is in here” and ...

Bishop Joseph J. Tyson of Yakima, Washington, knows the gritty realities of the people he shepherds. The bishop's own diocese is located in central Washington, one of the world's leading sources of ...

Pope Francis was born in 1936 ... and it was said she had performed in the nightclubs of Paris. She now worked as a maid in other people’s homes, for hours and hours, but had a remarkable ...

When Floribert Bwana Chui Bin Kositi was asked in 2007 to allow spoiled rice from Rwanda to be transported across the border ...

Cardinal Turkson delivers special message from Pope Cardinal Turkson delivers a special message from Pope Francis to the ...

Today, Andrew and Anne and their baby boy live on their 65-acre farm in western Pennsylvania, purchased a year ago, and have ...

The president may not have approved of Mariann Edgar Budde’s homily at the National Cathedral. But the bishop answered to a ...