Dave Carlin has covered major national news stories and events in the past four decades including Superstorm Sandy and its tri-state impacts, Hurricane Hugo in South Carolina and Iniki on Kauai, ...

In a letter, the pope prayed to St. Francis, asking the saint's intercession "to give us the courage to build bridges where ...

The prayer was the culmination of a worldwide day of fasting, prayer, and penance for peace in the world called for by the Pope amid the escalating war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Pope ...

Rome’s largest Marian basilica was packed for the Rosary prayer on Oct. 6 with bishops, cardinals, priests, religious sisters and laypeople. Pope Francis holds his rosary beads during a Rosary prayer ...

GREEN BAY (WLUK) -- A prayer effort was held Tuesday at St. Francis Xavier Cathedral in Green Bay, unifying with Catholic churches around the world praying for peace. This special Holy Hour service ...

Rallying from a winter-long bout of respiratory problems, Pope Francis led some 30,000 people in Easter celebrations Sunday and made a strong appeal for a cease-fire in Gaza and a prisoner swap ...

Pope Francis has encouraged all faithful Christians to fast and pray for peace in the Middle East on Friday, October 27, as the war between Israel and Hamas enters its third week — and in an Oct. 24 ...

VATICAN CITY — A simple prayer for peace attributed to St. Francis, widely quoted by leaders and cherished by many Christians, may have nothing to do with the medieval friar. The Vatican’s newspaper, ...