When a holy day of obligation falls on a Sunday and so is transferred to another day, the Catholic faithful are encouraged to ...

Francis' message addressed the opening of the 36th Plenary Assembly of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India ...

Ahead of the 'Jordan: Dawn of Christianity' exhibition in the Vatican, Father Rifat Badar, a Jordanian priest with the Latin ...

Pope Francis indicated that the Catholic Church was willing to accept a common date for celebrating Easter in the West and the East.

By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service Celebrating the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, Pope Francis reaffirmed the ...

Pope Francis on Sunday called for a common date for Easter among Christian churches in the spirit of promoting unity. "It is ...

In a divinely inspired way, it will be celebrated this year on the same day, as is appropriate for this ecumenical ...

Pope Francis celebrates the First Vespers and Te Deum for the end of the year, in St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City, 31 December 2024. (Photo by EPA/MASSIMO PERCOSSI /MaxPPP) Seated in a chair at ...

Bishop Dennis Sullivan celebrates a Mass for the Protection of All Human Life on Jan. 24 at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Camden.

One of this papacy’s more outspoken critics called on the faithful to ‘pray for Pope Francis that he might confirm the Church ...

Francis spent much of the past decade in relatively good health but has dealt with several painful medical conditions over ...

The Vatican said Pope Francis didn't break his arm but that a sling was put on as a precaution. Listen to Story Pope Francis suffered a minor injury to his right forearm after a fall at his residence ...