Isaiah would ask why we continue spending billions of dollars for weapons and tax cuts while cutting aid to the hungry, the ...

The spirit of Vatican II may still live on, but its practical effects (with the exception of Mass in the vernacular) are ...

By Daniel Meloy / Detroit Catholic, OSV News Since the October ceasefire in the Israel-Gaza war, people in Palestine are ...

The modern papacy has focused on spiritual leadership and the pursuit of peace. After the two World Wars, it became a voice ...

The very first live Nativity scene, it is said, was created by St. Francis of Assisi, who staged a reenactment of the birth ...

Last year, Florence, Italy, passed new restrictions on tourism in an effort to preserve the city and country’s historical ...

When Oakland police Officer Stanley Mock died in a 2007 motorcycle accident, nowhere was the mourning deeper than the city’s ...

People are living in tents without anything.” The cardinal, who is the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, spoke about the dire ...

During Advent, traditional reflections remind us that our call to evangelize involves waiting and anticipation. As we move ...

The King and Queen have released their Christmas card for this year, featuring a portrait of the royal couple arm in arm as ...

Dear Santa, You have no idea of the satisfaction I felt when I recently observed my grandchildren, screens cast aside and with pencils in hand, writing an old-fashioned letter to you. Please, Santa, ...

Today in History for Dec. 22: In 1216, Pope Honorius III officially approved the Order of Preachers (Dominicans), founded in the same year by St. Dominic. During the Middle Ages, many leaders of ...