Pope Francis has designated 2025 a Jubilee year in the Catholic Church, and NJ travel agencies hope a fragile ceasefire in ...

ROME — Pope Francis will be the first pontiff in more than a century to be buried outside the Vatican Grottoes. After his ...

It’s getting near the end of an era in the Electric City. The final Holy Week observation for a church that’s been an inspiration to the ...

Easter –– brings thoughts of new life, springtime, of freshness, of the Resurrection. This is not only a day –– not only a ...

Pope Francis died Monday; here are the front runners for the Vatican leadership, and what they've said about Jews, Israel and ...

Pope Francis’ funeral has been set for Saturday at 10 a.m. in St. Peter’s Square, and a viewing of his body will begin on ...

A crown of thorns is pictured on a table draped in purple during Lent at Jesus the Good Shepherd Church in Dunkirk, Maryland, in a photo taken in April 2022. The Good Friday collection for the Holy ...

About 80 people, from both sides of the border, showed up April 5 for the Via Crucis procession that flowed through the city ...

Each year on Aug. 5 the church liturgical calendar commemorates the dedication of St. Mary Major (in Italian, Santa Maria ...

Hours after Pope Francis’ death was announced, Israel's Foreign Ministry posted a short message on X: “Rest in peace, Pope Francis. May his memory be a blessing." ...

Flames lit up Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre on Saturday as hundreds gathered for the ancient Holy Fire ceremony ahead of Easter. Worshippers packed the 12th-century basilica ...