Joan Chittister, the well-known Benedictine Sister and author from the United States, addresses exactly this issue in a column published on June 9 in National Catholic Reporter. She looks at the ...

A Catholic church in Chin ... has not diminished the community’s resolve to rebuild and repair the church. “We are certain that the Lord will ‘bombard’ us with his grace and blessing ...

The matter of interest and point in question is a video that shows an aerial view of the earth with a small white light speedily circling India This video which is supposedly released by Nasa and is b ...

Students, alumni, family, and supporters packed the Leo Catholic High School auditorium on Monday morning for a special prayer service honoring Pope Leo XIV. The school, at 7901 S. Sangamon St ...

Editor’s Note: May 11 is World Day of Prayer for Vocations, a time to pray for the clergy ... Others discover the beauty of the call to marriage and family life, to the pursuit of the common good and ...

With the announcement "Extra omnes" -- "all out" -- the doors have been closed and the cardinals sequestered to elect the next leader of the Catholic Church. They will vote, confer, pray and vote ...

Here are some key events in the life of the man born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the first pope from the Americas, who became a groundbreaking figure in the history of the Catholic Church: Dec. 17 ...

July 10, 2015: Apologizes in Bolivia for the sins and crimes of the Catholic Church against Indigenous ... orders him to penance and prayer pending an investigation into allegations of sexual ...

Pope Francis, the first pontiff from Latin America, whose warm, humble, no-nonsense manner galvanized the Roman Catholic Church ... related to abortion, gay marriage and the use of contraceptive ...

While progressives were thrilled with Francis’ radical focus on Jesus’ message of mercy and inclusion, it troubled conservatives who feared he watered down Catholic teaching and threatened the ...

Pope Francis, the 266th leader of the Roman Catholic Church who ushered in a progressive era ... first for bronchitis and later to remove intestinal scar tissue and repair a hernia in his abdominal ...

Pope Francis, the reform-minded Roman Catholic leader who guided the church ... points of view on controversial issues including marriage, sexuality, the priesthood, and celibacy in the church ...