“My brother bishops and I unite in expressing ... these murders,” he nonetheless welcomed the news. “Today’s Advent season decision by President Biden to commute the death sentences ...

(OSV News photo/Kevin Lamarque, Reuters) Several days after speaking with Pope Francis, President Joe Biden announced ... They include: Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who with his deceased brother was convicted ...

Vatican Media/IPA via ZUMA Press/dpa Pope Francis has cancelled his participation in an Advent sermon that had been planned for some time, apparently because of a cold. During an audience at the ...

Pointing to the perils of pastoral pessimism, Pope Francis urged a congregation of teaching sisters on Saturday to cultivate joy in their ministry, warning them that stern countenances drive ...

But he also plans on pursuing Charlie and twin brother Tom’s profession of being a Chicago fireman. St. Francis’ Nick Niego (5) takes a 3-pointer against Governors State during a Chicagoland ...

Continuing St. John Paul II’s Advent tradition of blessing statues of the child Jesus to be placed in Nativity scenes on Christmas Day, Pope Francis blesses his and pilgrims’ statues on Sunday ...

For this month's panel, we asked our participants: Does your congregation have any special or unusual Advent or Christmas ... Every year, the Church of St. Francis in Quito invites people from ...

Pope Francis told Vatican bureaucrats on Saturday to stop speaking ill of one another, as he once again used his annual Christmas greetings to admonish the backstabbing and gossiping among his ...

Buyout firm Advent is nearing a deal to sell business services firm Williams Lea to RRD, people with knowledge of the matter. An agreement could be announced as soon as this week, the people said ...

President Joe Biden awarded Pope Francis with the Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction, the highest U.S. civilian honor, the White House announced on Saturday. Biden, the nation's second ...

Pope Francis on Monday named the first woman to head a major Vatican office, appointing an Italian nun, Sister Simona Brambilla, to become prefect of the department responsible for all the ...