In the Jewish tradition, blood is deemed to be life itself, the life force, so to speak. In biology too, of course. Hence, ...

A priest has spoken of how "two young, beautiful lives" were "cruelly cut short" in an "unspeakable tragedy" that has left ...

Sexual abuse allegations have been made against a Chicago priest who served eight Chicago and suburban parishes over the past ...

"I've been fortunate to meet some of the most magnificent, good people in this world, and they've been most generous and ...

Pope Leo XIV has spoken publicly about his childhood in Chicago for the first time as pontiff. Leo recalled Thursday that ...

A Mexican priest remains in serious condition after being shot four times while traveling to minister to a sick person .

The history of encounters between Catholicism and Native spirituality has often been marred by violence and oppression. But ...

Whether we cross oceans or tread through minefields of painful secrets, God holds us safely in his hands. If we veer off ...

The Diocese of Tabasco in Mexico reported June 30 that one of its priests was wounded by gunfire while on his way to visit a ...

After more than 50 years serving at St. Agnes Parish in Phoenix, the Carmelite priests are departing. They leave behind a ...

The longest-serving priest in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia recently celebrated the 75th anniversary of his ordination and ...

The Rev. James Kelly baptized and married thousands of people, ministered to the ill at hospitals and traveled the world.