In a world besieged by the violence of impatience, the Cross and Resurrection of Jesus show us how to enter into the patience ...

Pope Francis advanced the sainthood causes of one woman and five men, including Antoni Gaudí, the Spanish architect who ...

Pope Francis' surprise visit to St. Peter's Basilica to pray and see ongoing restoration work is a clear sign that his condition is improving, the Vatican press office said. The ...

The King and Queen's state visit to Italy will coincide with the jubilee year, an event in the Catholic calendar that is ...

As a result, the use of contraception is not to be considered gravely sinful matter and, therefore, using contraceptives is not a mortal sin ... of Paul VI. It is actually the current Pope ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS ... loved ones. The pope’s plenary indulgence allows believers who have gone to confession, received Communion, prayed for the pope and renounced sin to forgo punishment ...

“The crowd that paid homage to Jesus at the gateway to the city was not the same crowd that later demanded his crucifixion,” writes Pope Benedict ... Will I remain in my sin or will I repent ...

Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. But early in the morning he arrived again in the temple area, and all the people started coming to him, and he sat down and taught them. Then the scribes and the ...

In the Middle Ages, the Roman Church replaced this idea of debt cancellation with the concept of plenary indulgence—an ...

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis’ convalescence has revived memories of the painful end of John Paul II’s life, highlighting the need to balance protecting his fragile health with keeping him in ...