European leaders promised Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy an arsenal of missiles, tanks and drones during a whirlwind three-day visit to Italy, the Vatican, Germany, France and the U.K. But the trip was also about shoring up European political and military support..
Germany will provide Ukraine with additional military aid worth more than $3 billion, its government said Saturday.
Through more than 200 years of service, the Sisters of Charity of New York have nursed Civil War casualties, joined civil rights and anti-war demonstrations, cared for orphans, and taught countless children. But the Catholic nuns recently decided that their aging order will no longer accept new members.
Tens of thousands of faithful joined Pope Francis on Sunday to celebrate Christianity's most joyful day at Mass in a flower-adorned St. Peter's Square. Francis delivered a traditional speech about the world's troubled places.
Tens of thousands of faithful joined Pope Francis on Sunday to celebrate Christianity's most joyful day at Mass in a flower-adorned St. Peter's Square. Francis delivered a traditional speech about the world's troubled places.
Unseasonably chilly weather in Rome convinced the recently ailing pontiff to skip Good Friday's nighttime procession at the Colosseum.
In a Holy Thursday ritual symbolizing humility, Pope Francis washed and dried the feet of a dozen residents of a Rome juvenile prison, assuring them of their dignity and telling them "any of us" can fall into sin.
The catholic community was relieved to hear Pope Francis will be released from the hospital ahead of a week of Easter celebrations. Reuters re…
The health of Pope Francis is "progressively improving" and he is working from hospital, the Vatican said on Thursday, after the 86-year-old w…
Hundreds of people gathered at a candlelight vigil Wednesday night to mourn the three children and three adults slain in a school shooting in Nashville, Tennessee.
VATICAN CITY — So much for a short pontificate.
Catholic women have long complained of a second-class status in an institution that reserves the priesthood for men.
Lent marks a period that can include fasting, prayer and works of charity in preparation for Easter, which this year is on April 9.
The pope also said the resignation letter he wrote two months after his elections was precautionary.
South Sudan's women face sexual violence and the world's highest maternal mortality rate. Half are married before age 18.
Congolese from traveled to Kinshasa to tell the pope of the horrific violence they suffered for years as rebel groups fought over territory.
The pope condemned the 'economic colonialism' in Africa on first day of his trip to the continent.
The pope condemned the 'economic colonialism' in Africa on first day of his trip to the continent.
Pope Francis demanded Tuesday that foreign powers stop plundering Africa's natural resources for the "poison of their own greed."
Pope Francis criticized laws that criminalize homosexuality as “unjust,” saying God loves all his children just as they are and called on Catholic bishops who support the laws to welcome LGBTQ people into the church.
Many people are not interested in Christianity because they don’t find it compelling.
The church should revive the open spirit of Vatican II as calls for change grow
Many of the conservative prelates who dominate the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops were appointed by Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. His recent death deprives them of a symbolic figurehead but is unlikely to weaken their collective power or end the culture wars that have divided the group, experts say.
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