This undated photograph shows a young Pope Francis, then Jorge Bergoglio, with his family. Back row, from left: his brother ...

At the conclusion of the Mass, those present were given a prayer card with a prayer to ask the Lord for the intercession of ...

Andrew Graham-Dixon talks to Carla Passino about Vermeer's 'Girl with a Pearl Earring' — an iconic example of Dutch Golden ...

The church generally hovers on the progressive end of Christianity, so Perry doesn't expect much internal pushback before the ...

Vatican II closed 60 years ago this week. One of its final documents, “Gaudium et Spes,” has also proved to be perhaps its ...

The ban may keep some children out, but it does nothing to fix the harmful architecture awaiting them when they return.

Advent's Lent-like waiting period is exactly why churches do not immediately whip out Christmas trees at the end of Ordinary ...

Hailing from Vietnam, Sister Mary Christopher Mai Thi Do is a nun and a first-year student majoring in Religious Studies.

Wonder Bound, the product of a collaboration between Johns Hopkins University, the Space Telescope Science Institute, and the ...

A robust pastoral plan across the country that recognizes Christ in the migrant is needed urgently for the even darker days ...

Pope Leo concluded his visit to Lebanon with a heartfelt appeal at the airport before departing for Rome on Dec. 2: “May the attacks and hostilities cease. We must recognize that armed struggle brings ...

As churches mark the start of the season of advent, Fr Martin Henry offers some thoughts on the meaning of Christmas ...