As members of the Synod of Bishops entered the last week of their meeting in Rome, the synod’s secretary-general urged them ...

Imagine praying the “Hail Mary” without “Mother of God” or “pray for us, sinners,” or “now, and at the hour of our death!” ...

In a year characterized by disruption and division at the national and local levels, the normally formulaic annual dinner of ...

NEW YORK (OSV News) – A serious, even lugubrious, tone and a top-flight cast add heft to the ecclesiastical melodrama ...

On his return to Rome from Southeast Asia, Pope Francis was asked about whom he would vote for in the U.S. election. First, the Holy Father said he does not vote in U.S. elections, and then said, ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The celebration of World Mission Sunday is a popular day for a pope to canonize new saints -- not only those who ministered or gave up their lives in lands traditionally known as ...

Cross-country running at San Miguel School on Georgia Avenue in Northwest Washington, D.C. fosters the physical and mental well-being of students, teaching them discipline and motivating them to ...

In the majestic Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, D.C., during an Oct. 16 Celebration of Life for Ethel Skakel Kennedy, the singer Stevie Wonder honored his friend by first singing ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The listening that has been part of the Synod of Bishops changes people, can change the Catholic Church and can change the world for the better, four synod members told U.S.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Cardinal Wilton Gregory of Washington said he hopes U.S. voters who are as concerned as he is about the “anger and vitriol” of the current election cycle will take time away from ...