One hundred and thirty-three cardinals sequestered themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls for a conclave to elect a ...

Panic is exactly the right word to describe our times. And like most words, panic is a kind of fossil record, embedded with ...

COMMENTARY: The greatest pre-conclave homily was preached by St. John Paul II in 1978, on the Gospel where Christ asks Peter ...

Jesus revealed himself again to his disciples at the Sea of Tiberias. He revealed himself in this way.  Together were Simon Peter, Thomas called Didymus, Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, Zebedee’s sons ...

Pope Francis: So many things! That Jesus calls Simon into the midst of the people, He does not separate him from the people.

The Easter season continues, and today’s Gospel brings us back to the of the Sea of Galilee — familiar waters for the ...

Finally comes the required remedy. Jesus says at the end, “Follow me.” The only way Peter or you or I are going to attain the ...

Pope Francis’s recent death invites reflection on the office of Peter’s successor. This Sunday’s readings, meanwhile, are ...

Police in South Africa have rescued kidnapped U.S. pastor Josh Sullivan following a "high-intensity shootout" that left three ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican opened St. Peter’s Basilica to the general public Wednesday ... bearing witness to the Gospel of Jesus.” Italian police have tightened security for the viewing and the ...

Cardinals have taken their first decisions following the death of Pope Francis, setting Saturday as the date for his funeral and allowing ordinary faithful to begin paying their final respects ...

Before his passing at 88, Pope Francis on Easter Sunday made what would be his last public appearance to bless thousands of people in St. Peter's Square and share ... we hear unexpected good news: ...