Pope Francis has hailed the release of Cuban prisoners as a "gesture of great hope" that he prays will be undertaken ...

The Church of the Immaculate Conception in China’s capital Beijing, founded some 420 years ago by Venerable Matteo Ricci, ...

The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity begins January 18. How was the ecumenical movement born? What have been its major advances? A look back at the history of the rapprochement of Christians which, ...

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Signs of the times. John F. Kennedy and Joe Biden, both Catholic U.S. Presidents, marked distinct eras in American ...

It's one of the most enduring images of the Vietnam War — an Associated Press photograph of a young girl running naked down a ...

As our own cultural moment in the United States has included some prominent conversions to Catholicism, what might we learn ...

Women are all set to break the barriers at the highest level as the Vatican and Canada brace up for the top post for a lady ...

Ralph Fiennes' Vatican mystery thriller Conclave pulls ahead of Selena Gomez's Emilia Pérez in the BAFTA awards nominations ...

Pioneering health care leaders who paved the way were innovative, progressive and hard-working; their legacy “motivates us to ...

The statue, now known as the Halsted Athena, portrays the goddess wearing a warrior’s helmet, her hand extended outward as if ...

I have arrived this far, taken these actions, removed these people, now it’s your turn,” said Benedict XVI, when handing the ...