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VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis has agreed with a recommendation by the Dicastery for Laity, the Family and Life to postpone by one year...

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VATICAN CITY — Retired Pope Benedict XVI “is well,” although the coronavirus pandemic restrictions mean he will receive no visitors April 16, his 93rd...

PARIS — Archbishop Michel Aupetit of Paris welcomed a renewed pledge by French President Emmanuel Macron to rebuild Notre Dame cathedral. “I can’t speak for...

WASHINGTON -- Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop Arthur J. Serratelli of Paterson, New Jersey, and named Father Kevin J. Sweeney, a...

CHICAGO — With churches under lockdown and parishioners and clergy unable to gather in person, Catholics connecting online for prayer have begun to sing...

SYDNEY — Cardinal George Pell, whose conviction on five counts of sexual abuse was overturned by Australia’s highest court, said in in his first...

By FATHER KENNETH DOYLE Q. I was surprised to read in the Catholic press an article criticizing Pope Francis’ agreement to allow the Communist government...

VATICAN CITY -- Calling the Shroud of Turin an "icon of the Lord Jesus crucified, died and risen," Pope Francis thanked the archbishop of...