Justin McLellan, Catholic News Service

VATICAN CITY -- Marking 80 years since some 4,400 Allied troops "heroically gave their lives" to the cause of freedom by storming the beach...

VATICAN CITY -- Catholics will not positively influence fiscal policy unless they also develop an intricate knowledge of the financial system's weaknesses and flaws,...

VATICAN CITY -- U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See Joe Donnelly will leave his post in July, the embassy announced. The ambassador will step down...

VATICAN CITY -- The social and political problems plaguing modern society can be resolved only by allowing the Holy Spirit to heal humanity's inner...

VATICAN CITY -- Jesus calls believers not only to be servants of his kingdom, as the prophets and Mary were, but also to be...

VATICAN CITY -- A foundation that promotes devotion to St. Pio of Pietrelcina, more widely known as Padre Pio, is making 10 never-before-seen photographs...

VATICAN CITY -- While misusing modern forms of media dulls the mind, games like checkers are a simple way to stimulate one's intellect and...

ROME -- The Catholic Church in the United States is grappling with a tendency to become more "auto-referential" and withdraw itself from the international...

VATICAN CITY -- Longing for the past will not save contemplative religious orders from closing their monasteries or experiencing shifts in vocations, Pope Francis...

VATICAN CITY -- Today's "throwaway culture," driven by "profit, efficiency and success," marginalizes people with disabilities and threatens their God-given dignity, Pope Francis said. Using...