In Hajdúdorog, young men with swords keep a rare Easter vigil, reviving a centuries-old church tradition that blends biblical ...

According to the Vatican News website, there are approximately 1.406 billion Catholics worldwide— and today, many of them are ...

Catholics in Washington, D.C., gathered at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception for a memorial ...

In Austin, the pope’s death could have an effect on the speed with which the Diocese of Austin is given a new bishop. Francis ...

Pope Francis, who rose from janitor to the Catholic Church’s most powerful leader by proving equally at ease with ...

"We remember Pope Francis for his evangelizing zeal, desire for peace in the world, and love for the poor," said Donald J. Hying, Madison Catholic Diocese's Bishop.

Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Pope Francis died Monday, the day after Easter, at the age of 88. As ...

The liturgy was celebrated by Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez marking the Resurrection of the Lord with solemn beauty and joyful ...

A convalescing Pope Francis was greeted by cheers as he appeared on the loggia of St. Peter's Basilica as a stand-in ...

Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, dean of the College of Cardinals, presided over the Easter vigil Mass in St. Peter's Basilica.

There are many paths to conversion. For most of these converts, it began last September when they filled out paperwork and ...

Celebrating his first Easter Vigil as the new archbishop of Washington, Cardinal Robert W. McElroy said that Jesus, through ...