Indeed, I was born guilty, a sinner when my mother conceived me.” The prophet Jeremiah (17:9) further warns us: “The heart is ...

The Catholic Church opened the solemn Lenten season leading to Easter on Wednesday without the participation of Pope Francis, who was in the third week of hospital treatment for double pneumonia.

Pope Francis “rested well” during his 20th night in Rome’s Gemelli Hospital and “woke up after 8 a.m.,” the Vatican said at 8 ...

Here’s the origin of Ash Wednesday, Lent, Good Friday and Easter, when Lent ends and why the dates they fall on change every year.

St Peter's Square is bustling, but behind the Vatican's walls, activities have slowed as the Catholic Church grapples with ...

The pope "rested well during the night" and woke shortly after 8 a.m. this morning, his 20th day in hospital, as his ...

Pope Francis was in stable condition Tuesday and breathing with just the help of supplemental oxygen after respiratory crises ...

Since Vatican II ended in 1965, the Catholic Church has seen a massive decline in the United States. Why are people leaving?