It is not easy living with cancer, but there is always some kind of victory that awaits each person on the horizon, Pope Francis told young oncology patients from Poland.

The Vatican today announced the approval of its application to a payment-integration initiative of the European Union for simplification of bank transfers in the euro currency.

Pope Francis dismissed Chilean victims’ allegations as ‘slander’—and then apologized.

Dubus was an irascible, loyal, loving, smoking, hard-drinking, hard-punching, tender man, who demanded much of himself and others.

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Rasha Nahas: “The story I bring with me being a Palestinian artist born in Haifa.”

Many asylum seekers have been housed in hotels or shelters, even as private groups are prepared to help them adjust to life in Canada. In downtown Toronto, however, inspired by the life of a freshly canonized saint, another model has been operating for over 25 years.

“Religious Freedom in the World 2018” found worsening conditions for religious freedom in 17 nations, citing attacks on Christians in India and Iraq.

Respect is key to the process of dialogue with local and national officials, Bishop Tamayo told the Texas Catholic Herald.

"But he knows how to communicate, to express himself," the pope said.

The bishops' call in late November came after two priests and at least 60 civilians were killed Nov. 15.

We received donations from over 175 people across 27 states and three countries, including Palau, Guam and Saipan.

Praying in a time of fear is a bit like learning to ride a bicycle. It goes against the grain of fear itself.

Shining a light on the truth, followed by some sort of atonement, seemed the right thing to do, especially at a time of rising and relegitimized white supremacy in the United States.

Prosecutors investigating a sexual abuse case against a Houston-area priest searched the offices Wednesday of the local archdiocese, which is led by the cardinal who is heading the Roman Catholic Church's response in the U.S. to sexual misconduct.

Such discussions must never become "a public controversy with attacks that end up calling into question the credibility of the church and her mission," the cardinal said.

"The forces of evil are on a rampage against the church of God but, as Christians, we believe in the promise of Christ that the gates of underworld will never prevail over the church."