Making his customary visit to the Rome Basilica of St. Mary Major to pray before his trip to the French island of Corsica, ...

As Pope Francis became the first pope to celebrate Mass on the French island of Corsica Dec. 15, the usual excitement of an ...

For the first time, women will serve on the Ordinary Council of the General Secretariat of the Synod, the committee that oversees implementation of the most recent synod and prep ...

What is a miracle? By the very etymology of the word -- "mirari," to be amazed -- it seems to be a rare, inexplicable blessing that is an occasion of God's benevolent interference in our lives. These ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- In a letter to his nuncio in Russia, Pope Francis called out those who would claim Russia's war on Ukraine had any spiritual justification. Saying he wanted to speak on behalf of ...

BOSTON -- "You live in the Athens of America, and you spend your weekends at the mall." Eileen McLaughlin, superintendent of ...

The command to rejoice this Sunday flows from communion and the truth of God's personal love for us and for creation. The ...

Michael Fernandes has walked 68 miles through jungles across hills and crossed a river in the blazing sun to honor St.

Suppose this Advent you were resolved to start reading the Bible on a daily basis, as the saints have advised and Pope Francis is famous for recommending: ...

Right from the start, 2024 has been an eventful year for the O'Connell House. The house, located in the Merrimack Valley, is the only Catholic safe house in Massachusetts for women and t ...

Continuing a decades-long tradition of mutual friendship between the two churches, Archbishop Richard Henning met with Metropolitan Methodios of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Boston at ...

It happens all year -- the requests for donations for all manner of charitable causes. Pleas come in the mail from children's ...