Bishop Donald J. Hying of Madison, Wisconsin, needed to make a difficult decision, so he turned to one of his favorite saints for help: St. Thérèse of Lisieux.

President Donald Trump on May 1 signed an executive order creating a religious liberty commission during an interfaith event marking the National Day of Prayer in the White Ho ...

The conclave to elect a new pope, scheduled to begin May 7, is governed by two texts: a rule book and a prayer book. The rule book is the apostolic constitution, ...

The U.S. Supreme Court on April 30 heard oral argument in a case concerning the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City's effort to establish the St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual ...

The College of Cardinals confirmed that 135 members are eligible to participate in the conclave, the Vatican announced, and they asked the faithful to accompany them in prayer as ...

The New York Assembly April 29 passed a bill to legalize physician-assisted suicide in the state, despite strong opposition from the state's Catholic bishops. The bishops are now callin ...

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state since early in the pontificate of Pope Francis, has long been near the top of pundits' lists of potential successors to the Ar ...

In a mix of joy, excitement and sadness, families, associations and individuals from all over the world celebrated the ...

The 135 cardinals eligible to elect the next pope will enter the Sistine Chapel to begin the conclave May 7, the Vatican ...

The 135 cardinals eligible to elect the next pope will enter the Sistine Chapel to begin the conclave May 7, the Vatican ...

(Following is a transcript of the homily delivered by Archbishop Richard G. Henning at a special memorial Mass for Pope ...

The first time I heard Pope Francis proclaim these words through one of his social media accounts early on in his pontificate ...