The tension between the nation’s two most prominent leaders reveals “just how deeply religion has been politicized in the ...

On the first anniversary of Pope Francis' death, Pope Leo XIV praised his predecessor's "courageous witness" as "a ...

A Mass was celebrated at Rome's Basilica of St. Mary Major to mark the first anniversary of Pope Francis' death.

U.S.-born Pope Leo XIV pushed back Monday on President Donald Trump’s broadside against him over the U.S.-Israel war in Iran, ...

Three influential American cardinals spoke about the Church under Pope Leo XIV in an interview that looked at rising ...

Never before has the relationship between Washington and the Vatican revolved around two Americans — specifically, a ...

(RNS) — Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich told immigrants that Trump administration deportation efforts had acquainted them with Ash Wednesday’s Scripture passage about practicing faith in secret. (RNS) — ...

The faithful across Hancock County gathered at services Wednesday, opening the season of Lent with prayer, penance and fasting. Ash Wednesday is the first day of the 40-day Lenten season, dedicated to ...

Faithful attend Ash Wednesday Mass in Mother Teresa Cathedral in Pristina, Kosovo, on Feb. 18, 2026. (Credit: Laura Hasani/AP.) Listen PRISTINA, Kosovo — Kosovo ‘s religious diversity came to light ...

Millions of Christians around the world attended Mass on Ash Wednesday, the start of the Lenten season that prepares the faithful for Easter. Ash Wednesday marks the first day of Lent, a 40-day period ...

Police said a 20-year-old man with a loaded gun was disarmed at St. Mary’s Parish School. Off-duty Sacramento detective confiscated gun and detained suspect on Wednesday. Federal prosecutors on ...

BROADVIEW, Ill. (WLS) -- The start of the Lenten season is leaving behind a significant mark inside the Broadview ICE facility. On Ash Wednesday, for the first time in months, clergy members were ...