It was the third year in a row that friends and strangers from all walks of life joined together in prayer to honor St.

The Vatican released the first photograph of Pope Francis since the 88-year-old pontiff was admitted more than a month ago to ...

Hamas says it has accepted a proposal from mediators to release one living American-Israeli hostage and the bodies of four dual-nationals who had died in captivity.

Lewiston, is pushing for Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha to join Christmas, Thanksgiving and others on the state calendar of ...

From the hushed prayers in a hospital chapel to the flickering candles outside Gemelli Hospital, Pope Francis' ...

Despite his confinement to his hospital room, where he is being treated for double pneumonia, Pope Francis delivered two ...

Pope Francis "had a tranquil night and woke shortly after 8 a.m.," the Vatican said, coming a day after he made his first ...

Lent calls Christians to employ “weapons of self-restraint:” prayer, fasting and good works. The greatest of these, Msgr. Joseph Prior explains, is the ever-growing awareness of God’s love.

With a weak and labored voice, a grateful Pope Francis, thanks supporters in an audio recording that was recorded and ...

Francis’ feeble voice, discernible through his labored breaths and in his native Spanish, was recorded Thursday and broadcast ...

Not all churches have a day or service dedicated to Ash Wednesday, but many denominations do recognize this day on the holy calendar of events for that year, and prayer is an important ... Hide Your ...

Students and parishioners gathered at Holy Name Cathedral for the traditional burning of palm leaves ahead of Ash Wednesday.