For centuries, pilgrims came to Assisi to walk in the footsteps of a saint who preached to birds, embraced poverty and ...

(AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) ASSISI ... Catholic Church’s most celebrated saints, Francis and Clare, but its newest — Carlo Acutis, the first millennial saint, who will be canonized on April 27 ...

The formidable Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi in downtown Santa Fe is on the front cover of David Policansky’s newly released book of photographs, “Historic Catholic Churches of ...

The renewed interest in the traditional rite aligns with what’s known as the “strict church” hypothesis, which stipulates ...

ASSISI, Italy (AP) — With the upcoming canonization of its first millennial saint, the Catholic Church has turned to police in Italy to investigate the online sale of some purported relics of ...

Pope Francis has appointed Bishop John Sherrington as the new archbishop of Liverpool. Sherrington replaces Archbishop Malcolm Patrick McMahon, OP, who submitted his resignation after serving the ...

Francis, 88, greeted crowds from a wheelchair in St. Peter's Square. LONDON -- Pope Francis on Sunday made his first public appearance since being discharged from hospital two weeks ago.

Still recovering from bilateral pneumonia that hospitalized him for nearly 40 days, Pope Francis made a surprise appearance in St. Peter’s ... who reminded the Church that “the true measure ...

Pope Francis made a surprise public appearance on Sunday, the first time the leader of the Catholic Church has been seen ... gathered at Vatican’s St. Peter’s Square on Sunday when the pope ...

Francis had been out of public view since ... shortly before noon at the end of the celebration of a Mass for the Catholic Church's Jubilee year. Coming in front of the main altar for the service ...

ALEXANDRIA, La. (KALB) - The Season of Service (SOS) program has begun its fourth year. During the Lenten season, we are ...