The feast of the Assumption, possibly the oldest celebration of the Virgin Mary, is rooted in the tradition of Christian practice, supported by magisterial teaching and defined as one of four Marian ...

What's it like to live next to a pope's childhood home? It's full of challenges -- and opportunities, neighbors say.

Four American archbishops are in Japan for a “Pilgrimage of Peace” Aug. 5–10 aligned with the Catholic Church’s Jubilee of ...

Stories about "the first 100 days" are standard fare at the beginning of a U.S. president's four-year term; the articles ...