In a rare conversation with Norah O'Donnell, Pope Francis talked about Catholics in Gaza and the legacy he hopes to leave in ...

Michael Guidice and Andrew Ewell founded Catholic Land Movement, an initiative that traces its lineage to the Catholic Land ...

The Vatican’s missionary agency documented that five pastoral workers were killed in Africa, five in America, and two priests ...

Does the Holy See possess one of the world’s best intelligence services, and has it always been so? Every week, La Croix’s ...

Most of them were killed during the commission of a robbery, but several obviously were targeted for the church work they did ...

The life of the church in 2024 was defined as much by what did not happen, as by what did. The most important thing that did ...

In a rare interview, Pope Francis answers questions on global conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza, migrants in the U.S., sexual abuse in the church, and more during a conversation with.

In the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, the jubilee cross that led the faithful into the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels was from its dedication in 2002.

The first Holy Year was called in 1300, and in recent times they are generally celebrated every 25 to 50 years. Pilgrims who participate can obtain “indulgences” — the centuries-old feature of the ...

NCR's 10 most-read news stories of 2024 include priests excommunicated for questioning the authority of Pope Francis, a ...

Pope Francis kicked off the 2025 Holy Year on Tuesday, inaugurating a celebration of the Catholic Church that is expected to ...

In his homily, Francis said the Holy Year is an opportunity to relieve the debt of poor countries and commit to protecting ...