VATICAN—Pope Francis onadded the September 5 feast of St. Teresa of Calcutta to the Catholic Church’s liturgical calendar as an optional memorial. The decree issued February 11 by the Vatican noted ...

Catholic and Orthodox — fall on the same date, April 20, due to the alignment of the Julian and Gregorian calendars.

St. Francesco (Francis) Antonio Fasani was born as Giovanneillo in Lucera, Italy in 1681, the son of Giuseppe Fasani and Isabella Della Monaca. He entered the Conventual Franciscans in 1695 and ...

New floors and subfloors were installed in the 7,800-square-foot sanctuary of the much-visited downtown cathedral.

In the Beatitudes, Jesus turns the popular meaning of 'blessed' on its head.

Popular author and preacher Francis Chan was recently questioned by fellow pastors who are trying to get their heads around Chan's decision to leave his megachurch. "I'll be honest. Everybody thinks ...

This is exactly what Pope Francis has done since his election in 2013 concerning the role of women in the church. Gradually, he has expanded the space for their involvement, opening certain ...