Before an empty and rain-covered St. Peter’s Square, Pope Francis held Eucharistic adoration and gave an extraordinary urbi ...

Pope Francis has approved the elevation of Sta. Cruz Parish in Manila to a minor basilica. The church announced its new designation on Monday, along with the formal installation of Fr. Marc Bryan ...

Pope Francis has approved the elevation of the Sta. Cruz Parish Church in Manila to a minor basilica. In a social media post ...

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WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland's President Andrzej Duda again called on the United States to deploy nuclear weapons to Poland as a deterrent to Russia, the latest indication that the frontline NATO ...

May Father Baker intercede for you and your loved ones, and Our Lady of Victory protect you. Amen! The Rev. Msgr. David LiPuma is pastor and rector of the OLV National Shrine & Basilica.

People line the streets for the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Dyersville, Iowa, last March. This year’s Dyersville parade will take place on Saturday. A similar parade in Galena, Ill., also is ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis thanked volunteers Sunday for the “miracle of tenderness” they offer the sick, as he continued his treatment for double pneumonia and doctors reported some positive ...

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ROME (AP) — Pope Francis is responding well to the treatment for double pneumonia and has shown a “gradual, slight improvement” in recent days, the Vatican said Saturday. But his doctors ...