The Holy See said Pope Francis “has decided to convene a consistory, which will also concern the canonization” of four ...

A white cross that overlooked the Benjamin Franklin Parkway during Pope John Paul II's Mass in Philadelphia in 1979 is now ...

The garments were held in the Sancta Sanctorum (Holy of Holies), a chapel located at the top of the Scala Santa (the Holy ...

The progressive response reminds me of Roberto Tucci's comment about Americans' attitude toward Pope John Paul II: "They like the singer but not the song." Too many progressives believe that ...

The last ordinary Holy Year was held in 2000 under Pope John Paul II while Francis called an extraordinary Holy Year for 2016. With the official countdown now underway, Rome is busy preparing for ...

The faithful walked together in the one-hour procession, singing hymns and reciting prayers in the presence of Christ.

Pope Francis allegedly told Italian bishops to not permit gay men to train for the priesthood, with two Italian newspapers claiming that the 87-year-old pontiff made a homophobic slur in a closed ...

We urgently need to bring back to our world the good, fresh aroma of the bread of love, to continue tirelessly to hope and ...

Almost a year later, in a papal audience during a pilgrimage to Rome, in 1887, she asked for and obtained permission from Pope Leo XIII to enter ... life,” said Pope John Paul II.

Reese Tobey pitched a four-hitter, allowing two runs while striking out four to help give third-seeded Pope John a 5-2 victory over second-seeded Immaculate Heart, No. 5 in the NJ.com Top 20 ...

The last few months have witnessed another flurry of interviews by Pope Francis with secular and Catholic media outlets, the ...