The crowd erupted. “Hallelujah!” That was Sunita Kumari’s introduction to Pastor Bajinder Singh in Jalandhar’s Tajpur village ...

In the "Ecclesiastical History of the English People," the Venerable Bede wrote that Redwald, King of East Anglia starting ...

His third encyclical in 2020, Fratelli Tutti, or “Brothers All,” criticized a “throwaway culture” that discards human beings, especially the poor, the unborn and the elderly. In a significant act for ...

Pope Francis delivers Urbi et Orbi Christmas Day at St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican on Wednesday, December 25, 2024. Urbi et Orbi means "for the city and for the world" and is addressed not only ...

He opened the church to the outside world in ways none of his predecessors had done before. Advertisement Care for the marginalized Pope Francis reached out personally to the poor. For example ...

His beatification was made possible after a “miracle” attributed to him was recognized by the Church — the recovery of a 10-year-old girl who had been shot in the head in 2017. Doctors had ...

He not only deepened the Catholic Church’s commitment to the poor in its religious life but also expanded who is included in its decision making. The pope did have his critics who thought he ...

Pope Francis during the Palm Sunday Mass at St. Peter's Square on April 2, 2023, in Vatican City. Antonio Masiello/Getty Images ...

He opened the church to the outside world in ways none of his predecessors had done before. Pope Francis reached out personally to the poor. For example, he turned a Vatican plaza into a refuge for ...

Archaeologists in South Korea have uncovered ancient medieval flush toilets in a 1,300-year-old palace, including a unique system designed for the crown prince. Unlike the era’s other waste disposal ...

Informed prayer and prayerful action, within the Church of Ireland, is encouraged aimed at strengthening the poor, with the raising of funds needed to allow Bishops’ Appeal to support ...

A medieval church yielded unusual artifacts during an archaeological excavation – and officials recently brought the discoveries to light. In a Jan. 31 press release, the State Office for ...