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America's Appalachian region is a mountainous land of contrasts -- a stunning and rugged terrain stretching through 423 counties and 13 states from southern...

PHILADELPHIA -- Standing in the rear of St. Benedict Church in Philadelphia, part of St. Athanasius Parish, Father Joseph Okonski, the pastor, surveyed a...

JERUSALEM -- In the Gaza Strip, the fragile calm following the Oct. 13 Israel-Hamas peace deal has brought little relief to the enclave's small...

As a paramilitary group announced the capture of el-Fasher, the besieged capital of Sudan's North Darfur state, Catholic Church leaders amplified calls for the...

WASHINGTON -- As Hurricane Melissa continued its devastating course through the Caribbean, Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops,...

RICHMOND, Va. — The weather held off, the bands played on, and the turnstiles clicked at The Diamond baseball stadium in Richmond as more...

Pope Leo XIV and Vatican officials have urged Catholic leaders across Asia to adopt a "zero tolerance" stance on abuse and called on them...

ROME -- On Aug. 2, Carmen Gloria González and her husband received a call from Rome: Their son, Ignacio Gonzálvez, had been admitted to...

When Charles Niece graduated from Seton Hall University, he considered pursuing further studies. But first he wanted a change of scenery. "My knowledge of Christian...

MINNEAPOLIS -- Sophia Forchas, who was critically injured in an Aug. 27 shooting during an all-school Mass at Annunciation Church in Minneapolis, has been...