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Diocese of Albany mourns loss of longtime priest who died in...

ALBANY, N.Y.-- A longtime priest of the Diocese of Albany, died tragically Oct. 31, when he was caught was caught up in flash flooding...

Synod of Bishops calls for more church roles for women, but...

VATICAN CITY -- Members of the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon asked that women be given leadership roles in the Catholic Church, although...

With new decree, Pope Francis makes Vatican Secret Archives no longer...

VATICAN CITY -- Citing the negative misinterpretations that the word "secret" implies, Pope Francis has changed the name of the Vatican Secret Archives to...

Pope Francis hires anti-Mafia prosecutor to run court system at Vatican

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis has appointed a retired anti-Mafia prosecutor to head the Vatican City State's judicial system. Giuseppe Pignatone, 70, was named Oct....

On feast of St. Francis, Pope Francis joins Amazonians to plant...

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis joined Amazonian church workers and indigenous people Oct. 4, the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, to plant a...

The psychological links to the sounds we hear — Father Eugene...

The variety of sounds in a city is bewildering. Recently I identified sounds I heard while standing on the corner of Connecticut Avenue in...

Q&A: The status of Medjugorje and the true cross of Christ...

BY FATHER KENNETH DOYLE  Q. A friend has just informed me that she is going next month to Medjugorje in Bosnia. She says that the...

A day of recognition brings hope near El Paso border wall...

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico -- Up until July, 30-year-old Ingrid had a successful career as a pharmacist in her native Nicaragua. She owned a home, where...

For the love of the game, some players place emphasis on...

We began our football season Sept. 7 with a loss in double overtime to Kenyon College, the alma mater of President Rutherford B. Hayes....

Its a great big world: Thoughts on humility — Effie Caldarola

I grew up near a small town that had a big Labor Day weekend celebration. For a farm kid, it rivaled Christmas for excitement....

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