The escalating conflict in the Middle East has drawn a strong call for peace from Archbishop Paul S. Coakley, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.

Pope Leo XIV voiced concern March 1 about developments in the Middle East and Iran, urging the parties involved to stop what he called a “spiral of violence” before it becomes an “unbridgeable chasm.” ...

From all his assignments he was remembered fondly — a great testament to a priest who served with love and care,” said Father ...

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops recovered money that it says the U.S. Department of State owed the conference for refugee resettlement and voluntarily ended its lawsuit against the department.

The monumental wooden doors at the entrance of the Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, one of the holiest sites for ...

Pope Leo XIV warns in a new essay that “bitter nationalism tramples on the rights of the weakest” and says peace is first “defeated in the human heart” when people give in to selfishness, greed and ...

Eight hundred years after his death, the bones of St. Francis of Assisi have been placed on public display for the first ...

President Donald Trump touted his policies related to the gender transitions of minors and his ongoing mass deportation ...

U.S. bishops are continuing to criticize the University of Notre Dame over its controversial decision to appoint a pro-abortion professor to lead a university institute.

Briana Hollberg, who will soon marry into a Catholic family, comes from a Baptist background. “This day is just another step to show my dedication to the faith and my interests in learning about the ...

His death came as a shock to the Holy Martyrs community. Parishioner Jody Tran shared her grief on Instagram: “The passing of Father Peter Nguyen Dinh Phuong, O.P., our beloved former league chaplain ...

Hundreds of pilgrims lined up before dawn Feb. 22 to be among the first to pray before the exposed relics of St. Francis in ...