IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- There always will be martyrs among Christians in the world, Pope Francis said. Martyrdom "is the sign that we are on Jesus' path; it's...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Spirit Juice, courtesy Knights of Columbus By Andrew Fowler Jim Murray became the youngest general manager in NFL history without a family connection when he was hired at age 36 by...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn By WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The U.S. Supreme Court Dec. 9 declined to take up a challenge to a Kentucky ultrasound law that requires a physician or qualified technician to...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By Cindy Wooden ROME (CNS) -- As the bishops of Wisconsin, Illinois and Indiana began celebrating an early morning Mass at the Basilica of St. Mary Major, the church was...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Vatican Media By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Anyone who wants to experience the consolation and tenderness of God simply needs to go to confession, Pope Francis said at his...
By Joseph O’Brien | The Mass of Paul VI turned 50 this Advent, and in the past half-century, its reception has been as mixed as its origins and promulgation have been confusing. But, as imperfect as..
By Michele Chabin | BETHLEHEM, West Bank — Christmas is a very special time in this West Bank town, the birthplace of Jesus. Pilgrims flock to Manger Square, where a Christmas tree towers over the...
By Catholic News Agency | BALTIMORE, Md. — In the race to see who will become the first canonized black American saint, one candidate’s cause has advanced: Mother Mary Lange, a renowned educator.
By Catholic News Agency | MEXICO CITY, Mexico — The apostolic nuncio in Mexico, Archbishop Franco Coppola, has said that anyone who wants to report sexual abuse by the country’s clergy is free...
By Catholic News Agency | WASHINGTON, D.C. — A Uighur-American whose mother has been held captive in a Chinese detention camp was one of several witnesses to testify on Tuesday before...