It’s important to remember, though, that the first pope in history, St. Peter, did come from the region now known as Israel. St. Peter was a Jewish fisherman from Galilee—modern-day northern ...

Americans in St. Peter’s Square were stunned and joyous when they learned that an American cardinal, Robert Provost, was ...

The pope also has a more direct role on everyday Americans, in the sense that he is the head of a church followed by 20 ...

Francis-era reforms that saw a diverse group of cardinals join the mix make his successor nearly impossible to call.

“There’s a short list of cardinals one can seriously imagine sitting across a table from Donald Trump, Xi Jinping, or Vladimir Putin and holding his ... Prevost leads rosary prayers for ...

With her help, we will know the happiness of holding him in our arms once more and telling him we will never lose him again." 20 "We find her on Calvary, at the foot of the cross, praying.

The Rosary is a centuries-old way of praying. "Medieval piety in the West developed the prayer of the Rosary as a popular substitute for the Liturgy of the Hours." Although obviously Marian in ...

MANILA, Philippines — Representatives of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines’ (CBCP) commissions, parish workers, and a Catholic youth group offered a Holy Rosary prayer for ...

To the mothers that hold the nation together, Every year on Mother’s Day, we celebrate you with flowers, cards and brunch. But today, I want to offer something more meaningful than a gift or a ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Cardinals returned to the Sistine Chapel on Thursday to resume voting for a new pope after the first ...