The words from Pope Benedict saying condoms are allowable to prevent the spread of HIV has reignited a lively debate inside ...

Bishop Williamson’s public denial of the Jewish Holocaust became an additional roadblock to full communion with the Catholic ...

"In commending the souls of the deceased to the loving mercy of Almighty God, I offer my deepest sympathies to the families ...

Cardinal Wilton Gregory, the apostolic administrator of The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington, issued the following ...

Pope Francis has expressed his “spiritual closeness to all those affected” by the midair collision of a passenger plane and military helicopter at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington on Jan ...

Pope Francis has expressed his “spiritual closeness to all those affected” by the midair collision of a passenger plane and military helicopter at Ronald Reagan Airport near Washington on Jan. 29.

In his Message for the 33rd World Day of the Sick, Pope Francis says God remains close to those who suffer, through encounter ...

It was a truly powerful sight: the Polish pope who had grown up under Nazi occupation kneeling in prayer at Auschwitz's Death ...

Celebrating the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, Pope Francis reaffirmed the Catholic Church's willingness to accept a proposal for a common date for celebrating Easter in the West and the East.

"Pope Francis went on to say that his heart is close to all the people who inhabit the Holy Land, which includes Israelis and ...

Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Oswald Cardinal Gracias as Archbishop of Bombay. John Rodrigues succeeds him, effective immediately.

At a gathering of Catholic clergy in Rome, the trio of cardinals emphasized the unique and indispensable role of priests at ...