ROME -- Thanks to a 17th-century Italian priest, skis made their way from their origin in Scandinavia to Central Europe.
Father Francesco Negri, born in Ravenna, Italy, in 1623, was a natural history and geography buff and longed to discover...
A change is coming in 2026 for the pope's top man in America. Cardinal Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the United States, turns 80 Jan. 30, and he is widely expected to have his retirement accepted by Pope Leo...
In a message to the Archdiocese of Milan, Pope Leo XIV expressed his hope that the 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games will be an occasion of solidarity and bridge-building between peoples and cultures.
The papal message was read during...
Amid recent deadly immigration enforcement operations, Catholics in Minneapolis are wrestling with sorrow, anger, fear and faith as they navigate tensions between federal and local authorities, while continuing to serve their communities.
"The challenge ... is that sense of sadness...
As British Prime Minister Keir Starmer traveled to China amid renewed calls to press Beijing on human rights, Claire Lai, daughter of imprisoned Catholic media entrepreneur Jimmy Lai, marked the moment in prayer at a snowy Washington Mass.
The Jan....
We try not to toot our own horn around here, but the photo on this Facebook post caught our eye.
These second graders at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic School are posing with the Jan. 23 Catholic Schools Week edition...
While the social teaching of the Catholic Church -- including that of several popes -- has long supported the philosophy of labor unions in the private and public sector, such an imprimatur hasn't always extended in practice to the...
Archbishop Sarah Mullally was confirmed as the 106th archbishop of Canterbury and the Church of England's first female to lead the Anglicans.
"She is the first woman to hold the office in its 1,400-year history," the Diocese of Canterbury said in...
Q: The Anglican church is elevating its first woman to the role of archbishop of Canterbury, the chief diocese of the Church of England. Theologically, do we as Catholics see this as a problem?
A: I think the answer here...
For most of us, entering our parish church is like walking into our home. We know where everything is located, the pictures on the wall, the furniture, our favorite seat. Even when we go to another church, the surroundings...