Catholics from around the U.S. have welcomed Pope Francis' selection as Time Magazine's 2013 “Person of the Year,” the third pontiff to win the American magazine's yearly honor since its start in 1927.

Oreste Tornani, a man with a severely disfigured face who was blessed by Pope Francis at a recent General Audience, says he felt very close to the Holy Father at their encounter.

At the end of his general audience, Pope Francis reflected on tomorrow’s feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Patroness of the Americas, extending his greetings to all on the American continent.

One of late actor Paul Walker’s final movies – a thriller set to debut next week – is drawing praise for its life and family-affirming message.

Singapore is the only Asian country to feature in the Top 20 of the Global Talent Competitiveness Index, a new index launched recently by INSEAD, a French business school.

In enforcing syariah law, Sudanese authorities flog hundreds of Christian and Muslim women each year for “indecent or immoral dress,” said Robert George, chairman of the US Commission on International Religious Freed....

Anyone familiar with the life and writings of Simone Weil will, I am sure, agree that she was a woman of exceptional faith. She was also a woman with an unwavering commitment to the poor.

The German bishops are developing guidelines that would allow Catholics who have divorced and remarried to once again share the Eucharist.

Typhoon Haiyan wreaked havoc in the Philippines. Scenes of the humanitarian crisis covered by the media portray immense human suffering.

INDIANAPOLIS Besides tens of thousands of teenagers, 216 representatives of 62 religious communities in the United States also participated in the National Catholic Youth Conference Nov. 21-23 in the Indiana Convention Center and Lucas Oil Stadiu....

The happiness of Rachel Moos shone out clearly through the smile on her face as she left a conference room where dozens of priests and bishops were hearing confessions during the National Catholic Youth Conference Nov. 21-23 at the Indiana Conven....

One hundred and thirteen young confirmands, 73 from the main Parish and another 40 from the outstation chapels received the Sacrament of Confirmation during the Solemnity of Christ the King on 24 November 2013 at the Church of the Holy Trinity.