Pope Francis died at age 88 Monday morning, the Vatican announced in a statement on X, just after his appearance in St. Peter’s Square on Easter Sunday. Francis, in his 12-year papacy, often stood up ...

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There are different ways of praying in the spiritual life. The task is to learn about these different ways and see which ones ...

As cardinals prepare to vote, several Catholics in the New Orleans area are praying for the conclave. While the world awaits a new pope, Catholics from near and far, including Lisa Janusa, are ...

Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II speaks alongside demonstrators as they protest outside the US Supreme Court in support of the homeless as the Court hears the case of City of Grants Pass v. Johnson that ...

Paul’s cry to the Philippian jailer is a model for the church to respond to suicide in an America plagued by deaths of ...

“I’d like to be pope,” Trump joked. “That’d be my No. 1 choice.” Trump then presented a less narcissistic option. “I don’t ...

Jhené Aiko visited the burned-out remnants of her family's house three months after it was destroyed by a wildfire in the Pacific Palisades and gave her fans a heartfelt and moving message.

Darrell Tolbert, who has been with the organization since its beginning, said he sees "death all the time" working in the ...

Weeks ahead of his death, Pope Francis dedicated this month’s prayer intention to ... us forget that there are real people behind it who breathe, laugh, and cry.” Pope Francis died at age ...