Bishop Dominique Rey of the Diocese of Fréjus-Toulon announced his resignation three years early at the request of Pope ...

Pope Francis ... DC. Francis also appointed on Monday the first female leader of a Vatican department. Sister Simona Brambilla will become prefect of the Holy See’s religious life office ...

Pope Francis on Monday named the first woman to head a major Vatican office, appointing an Italian nun, Sister Simona ...

From the most anticipated literary debuts to the return of heavyweights like Stephen King and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, there ...

Only 2 1/2 years after being named a cardinal, a top San Diego spiritual leader is headed to Washington, D.C., as archbishop, ...

Carter’s funeral comes as the first big wave of off-boarding of White House staff began this week. Biden started taking ...

A soccer-loving nun from Brazil is believed to have become the world's oldest living person at nearly 117 following the ...

President Jimmy Carter’s funeral began on Saturday morning at a medical center in Americus, Georgia, where his body was ...

However, what was a maximum for his predecessors seems to have become a minimum for Pope Francis, who announced ... His calling came in his early thirties after attending an ordination Mass.

Let us not be afraid to throw open bright windows of closeness to those who are suffering, of forgiveness, of compassion, and ...

Reflecting on the Prologue of John’s Gospel, the Pope reminded the faithful that Jesus, the Word Incarnate, is ‘the light ...