Pope St. John Paul II was born Karol Jozef Wojtyla, in the polish town of Wadowice, on May 18, 1920. He was the youngest of ...

Based on the 1949 novel by Jack Schaefer, and directed by George Stevens, the Western technicolor “Shane” (1953) is considered a masterpiece by many. Seventy years on, the movie is still written about ...

Dramatizing a famous case of government overreach involving Christian immigrants, the acclaimed film asks: Who needs ...

Six Catholic organizations called the Justice Department’s narrower reading of the Olmstead ruling “deeply troubling” in an Oct. 14 letter.

Follow-up tests show that the Leo lung cancer surgery removed all of the cancer in the pope's lung, doctors announced Oct. 21 ...

The Nov. 16-19 plenary assembly will also include votes on leadership posts and two possible sainthood causes.

The boys, Jimmy, 4, and Osmani Gramajo, 11, were shot Oct. 11 a few blocks away from St. Thomas the Apostle Church in the ...

Discovering the Origins' takes viewers beneath the Vatican to explore the archaeology behind the apostle’s burial place.

Ukraine and Sudan, allowing them to continue living legally in the U.S. for now. Temporary Protected Status grants the U.S.

A priest in Ecuador was struck and killed by a falling crucifix while celebrating Mass, a tragedy captured during a livestream of the service on Oct. 17.

In an Oct. 19 phone call, the pope voiced hope that Ukraine and Russia will cooperate on aid deliveries and civilian ...

The man was a popularizer, but also a real intellectual. He was familiar with ideas in ways that few bishops and few priests ...