Catholic politics is as intense as the secular kind – particularly now, when clerics worldwide are at odds over how to respond to plummeting mass attendance ... asked the Vatican to investigate.

About 10,000 people from 138 countries signed up to take part in the events for the special jubilee for writers, ...

The presence of the Lord always gives us this grace of not fearing,” the Holy Father said at his Jan. 22 general audience at ...

In less than a month and a half, Pope Francis will install Franciscan nun Raffaella Petrini as head of the General Secretariat of the Government of the Vatican City State. The change will take ...

Luce carries symbols that have been associated with pilgrimage in Europe since the 12th century, particularly with the shrine ...

Hundreds of residents gathered under the roof Dulce Nombre de Maria Cathedral-Basilica in Hagåtña for night Mass on Christmas Eve. The smell of burning incense and the sound of Christmas carols ...

at the Vatican, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) ROME (AP) — Pope Francis said Donald Trump’s plans to impose mass deportations of immigrants would be a “disgrace,” as he weighed in ...

Having watched for Jesus in Advent; having celebrated his coming in the flesh at Christmas; having praised his universal ...

A Reflection for the Memorial of St. Thomas Aquinas, Priest and Doctor of the Church Looking around at those seated in the circle he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers. For whoever does the ...

While many people around the world seek a blessing for their animals around the Oct. 4 feast of St. Francis of Assisi, in Italy the traditional date to pray for the protection of one's pets and ...

Members of Arizona’s legal community, including attorneys, judges, public officials and others within the profession, joined ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Pope Francis delivers his blessing as he recites the Angelus noon prayer from the window of his studio ...