An ancient skyscraper considered the seventh wonder of the world crumbled to ruin centuries ago. Now an ambitious archaeological project aims to reassemble it in 3-D. By Franz Lidz Towering over ...

In recent weeks, Catholic leaders have been increasingly outspoken in their criticism of the Trump administration’s foreign ...

U.S. bishops released a statement in favor of the new United States Department of State rules expanding the Mexico City Policy and limiting the funding of abortion abroad. “We support robust funding ...

El Paso Catholic Bishop Mark Seitz has called for a Holy Hour for Peace at St. Patrick Cathedral as part of national response in prayer "during this time of heightened fear, division, and concern for ...

The appointment, which followed the board's unanimous recommendation, came after a national search, the archdiocese said.

Cardinal Anthony Poola has become the first Dalit to lead India’s Catholic bishops as the conference calls for repeal of anti ...

(RNS) — Oklahoma City Archbishop Paul Coakley, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, called for bishops and priests in Catholic churches across the country to hold a Holy Hour of ...

Catholic leaders at the national and local levels are calling for calm, prayer and renewed respect for human life following the Jan. 24 killing of Alex Jeffrey Pretti in Minneapolis, as protests and ...

People gather during a vigil for 37-year-old Alex Pretti, who was fatally shot by a U.S. Border Patrol officer earlier in the day, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, in Minneapolis. Credit: AP Photo/Adam Gray ...

Pope Leo XIV on Thursday announced a fellow Chicagoan as the next archbishop of New York, tapping Bishop Ronald Hicks of Joliet, Illinois to lead one of the nation’s largest and most influential ...

One of the seven wonders of the ancient world, according to traditional lists, the Lighthouse of Alexandria once loomed over the Mediterranean city's harbor during Egypt's Hellenistic age. At 460 feet ...

(RNS) — After immigration enforcement officials shot several people and killed two U.S. citizens, U.S. Catholic bishops have used increasingly urgent language in opposing the Trump administration’s ...