Catholic News Service

VATICAN CITY -- The religious-order brothers, sisters and priests and the hermits, monks and consecrated virgins who serve God and the Catholic Church are...

VATICAN CITY  -- As war ravages Ukraine, the country cannot be divided among religious confessions but must be united behind "mother Ukraine," Pope Francis...

VATICAN CITY -- As the Biden administration and state governments look at ways to expand or restrict access to abortion after the U.S. Supreme...

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis' condemnations of the threat of nuclear war are "indispensable," said the head of the U.N. nuclear energy agency. Rafael Grossi,...

VATICAN CITY  -- Just a few hours after retired Pope Benedict XVI died in his Vatican residence Dec. 31, Matteo Bruni, director of the...

VATICAN CITY -- Most of the 18 Catholic missionaries murdered in 2022 were not carrying out high-risk missions when they were assassinated but were...

Jan. 1, the day when we begin a new year, is the World Day of Peace for the Catholic Church. Inspired by St. John...

HILLSBOROUGH, N.J. -- It takes many willing hands to ease the grip of hunger in Somerset County. Thanks to an innovative ministry at St. Joseph...

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Citing rising operating costs, declining enrollment and an increased need for institutional aid, officials at Holy Names University in Oakland said...

CHICAGO -- Private citizen groups have arranged for Nativity scenes to be on display at 43 state capitols around the country, a record number,...