Archbishop Eamon Martin has paid tribute to the ‘powerful’ message of grace and dignity Pope Francis gave to the world ...

Two weeks after his surprise election as pontiff, Pope Francis carried out the Maundy Thursday ritual of washing and kissing the feet of 12 people, replicating Christ’s gesture of humility to his ...

Here are some of the most defining images from the 88-year-old's life and papacy. Jorge Mario Bergoglio was born in Buenos ...

Social Security retirement benefits will be paid to millions of recipients this week. The Social Security Administration (SSA) provides monthly retirement, survivor, and disability benefits to ...

The first pope from the Americas, whose drive to modernize the Catholic Church divided opinion, has died in Rome aged 88.

While thousands of firearms were used in and around the Massachusetts towns of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775, few ...

A poignant image of a nine-year-old amputee from Gaza is the 2025 World Press Photo of the Year.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The Wagner College Holocaust Center recently hosted its annual awards ceremony and reception on March ...

A powerful image of a wounded Palestinian boy from Gaza wins global recognition.

Assad, unleashed a Sarin gas strike on the suburbs of Damascus in 2013, killing at least 1,500. Now, the survivors want ...

On the 30th anniversary of the nation's worst act of domestic terrorism, the youngest survivors tell their stories of grief ...

Immigration absolutely is part of the reason Social Security is eight years away from sweeping benefits cuts -- but it's a ...