Pope Leo has appointed Ronald Hicks, a seemingly like-minded cleric, as the Archbishop of New York—historically, the most ...

Dead Man Walking’ has proven compelling enough to thrive across its many mediums. The most recent version, a graphic novel illustrated by Catherine Anyango Grünewald and scripted by Rose Vines, is no ...

Late in the movie "Shadowlands," the C.S. Lewis character describes the role that books can play in real life. The famous Oxford don and author, played by Anthony Hopkins, notes: "We read books to ...

On the 800th anniversary of the death of St. Francis of Assisi, founder of the Franciscan order, his body will be displayed ...

When Janell Green Smith first announced her pregnancy this past summer, her family was ecstatic. After participating in more than 300 births as a certified nurse-midwife and doctor of nursing practice ...

Pope Leo XIV has proclaimed a special Jubilee Year coinciding with the 800th anniversary of the death of St. Francis of Assisi. The Apostolic Penitentiary, a Vatican tribunal that deals with matters ...

Beginning in the mid-14th century, repeated plague outbreaks forced societies to confront disease, fear, and authority. This story explores how hesitation, scapegoating, and resistance to public ...

COMMENTARY: St. Paul Miki and his companions did more than simply die for the faith. They lived it with missionary vigor and ...

Gabrielle Pitre shares census records, baptismal certificates and family photographs she uncovered while researching her family’s Catholic roots in Louisiana. Credit: Miguel Ozuna What does it mean to ...

Cardinal Joseph Tobin of Newark, New Jersey, has continued to speak out against Immigration and Customs Enforcement's raids ...

Israel team marches to smattering of boos at Milan Games opening ceremony * ISIS claims suicide bombing at Shi’ite mosque in ...