More than two dozen popes have celebrated Mass under the giant canopy that rises over the main altar of St. Peter's Basilica, ...

Ethel Kennedy, the wife of the late U.S. Sen. Robert F. Kennedy and a mainstay in American politics for decades, died Oct. 10 ...

Angolan Cardinal Alexandre do Nascimento, the world's oldest cardinal, died Sept. 28 at the age of 99 and was praised by Pope ...

Calling on the world's bishops not to cover up any instance or form of abuse, Pope Francis said the evil of abuse must be ...

Most people claim they want unity, but usually they mean they want others to unite around their own point of view, which ...

Several parishes across the diocese welcomed pets Oct. 3-6 in celebration of the Oct. 4 feast of St. Francis of Assisi, the ...

Six ministries of diocesan Catholic Charities will have new artwork this fall that inspires their work serving others.

BRUSSELS — The Catholic Church must plead for forgiveness for the crime of the abuse of minors by its members and everything must be done to prevent such “a disgrace” from ever happening again, Pope ...

Divine Mercy University in Sterling, a Catholic graduate school of counseling and psychology, celebrated the blessing of its new St. Dymphna Chapel Sept. 21. Bishop Michael F. Burbidge was the main ...