Alb: A long white linen vestment with sleeves, it symbolizes the purity of heart that the priest brings to the altar.

Sunday, Pope Leo XIV prayed that the Holy Spirit would "open borders, break down walls" and dissolve hatred so everyone can ...

So who is Blessed Carlo? Here’s what you need to know: 1. Carlo Acutis was born May 3, 1991, in London, where his father was ...

While much was done during Pope Francis' pontificate to tackle the global abuse crisis -- a crisis moving at differing speeds in the church, depending on the country -- one significant e ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is in the homestretch of a term that has lately been dominated by the Trump ...

Smoke and flames filled the sky over Tehran as Israel struck oil and gas facilities in the Iranian capital and targeted more ...

JERUSALEM (AP) — A Gaza-bound aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg and other activists arrived at an Israeli port Monday after ...

Juno Lee is bilingual in Korean and English and will serve St. Andrew Kim Korean Church in Duluth this summer. At the ...

Abuse experts and survivors express a mix of tentative hopes and low expectations for how Pope Leo might address disciplining ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV said Friday that his election was both a cross to bear and a blessing as he celebrated his first Mass and details began to emerge of how votes swiftly coalesced to ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo ... of the Mass, Leo expressed hope for negotiations to bring a “just and lasting peace” in Ukraine and offered prayers for the people of Gaza — children, families ...

The name of Robert Prevost — now Pope Leo XIV — appeared in The Times on three occasions when the future leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics was growing up just across the state line ...