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On the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, Pope Francis said unity is essential to Christian life because God is a communion of love.“This mystery ...

Cardinal Cornelius Sim, Brunei’s vicar apostolic and first Catholic priest, died Saturday in a hospital in Taiwan.A letter from the Apostolic Vicar...

Pope Francis has ordered an apostolic visitation of Germany’s Cologne archdiocese amid fierce criticism of its handling of abuse cases.The archdioc...

Pope Francis appointed Archbishop Arthur Roche on Thursday as the prefect of the Vatican Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the ...

Pope Francis confronted the “scandal” of prayers that seem to go unanswered during his Wednesday general audience by pointing to the hope found in ...

Early in his priesthood, Father John Paul Mary Zeller, MFVA, chaplain of EWTN, had an ‘irrational fear’ of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina, commonly known...

Pope Francis praised the Dominican charisms of preaching and missionary discipleship in a letter marking the 800th anniversary of the death of the ...

Pope Francis on Sunday urged those who feel trapped by loneliness, despair, and pain to open themselves to the Holy Spirit.Celebrating Pentecost Su...

Gunmen attacked a Catholic parish in northern Nigeria Thursday, killing one priest and kidnapping another.Fr. Alphonsus Bello was found dead May 21...

The Vatican announced Friday that the Synod of Bishops on synodality has been postponed to 2023, with a two-year consultative preparatory phase inv...

Pope Francis made an impassioned appeal Sunday for an end to surging violence in the Holy Land.Speaking after the recitation of the Regina Coeli Ma...

Pope Francis acknowledged Wednesday that praying is hard, but suggested ways to overcome common obstacles. Speaking at the general audience May 19...