Pope Francis has named a new head of the Archdiocese of Detroit, a bishop from Arizona who was introduced to the community ...

Pope Francis has urged U.S. Catholics and people of goodwill to not give in to "narratives" that discriminate against and ...

The Sisters of Mercy who staff the Bishops’ Office for U.S. Visitors to the Vatican greet visitors and hand out tickets to ...

1. Any priest may confer the blessings of the Church, except those reserved to the Pope, to bishops, or to others. * A reserved blessing which is conferred by a priest who does not have the ...

The ongoing debate in some academic centers about the real powers of the Pope any Pope is very serious, and once again brought into the spotlight by the 'Lion of Hong Kong,' the elderly ...

Peter is about to raised higher by the Lord, who says, in effect, “You will be my coworker in a far more important enterprise ...

Camilla married the then Prince of Wales at a civil ceremony in 2005. Following Queen Elizabeth II's death in 2022, Charles ...

Vance is right that we have positive duties to those closest to us and to harbor ill will or feel resentment toward them is ...

In 1854, Pope Pius IX's solemn declaration ... Mary more than any other created person "in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places" and chose her "in Christ before the ...

Italian police have confiscated about 3,500 counterfeit parchments bearing blessings by Pope Francis and being sold to pilgrims in Rome, authorities said on Monday. The bogus parchments, with ...

In addition to the Holy Mass on Palm Sunday, the Blessing of the Palms and Procession typically occur in the morning, around 9:30 AM, in Saint Peter’s Square. Since Palm Sunday is also World Youth Day ...

President Trump's "border czar" Tom Homan says Pope Francis should "stick to the Catholic Church," as the pontiff criticizes U.S. plans for mass deportations.