White House expects 60,000 children to cross border this year.

Young people are helping lead a rebirth of the Catholic Church in Ireland, said the American-born papal nuncio serving in the country. Archbishop Charles J. Brown described the rebirth as the spring after 20 years of winter, saying he sees "green shoots.""You see a renewed enthusiasm

The Catholic Church in the Central African Republic pleaded for firmer action by United Nations-backed peacekeepers after an attack on a Bangui church left the parish priest and at least 14 worshipers dead.The attack on Our Lady of Fatima Church on May 28 took place as worshipers prayed the rosary f

Bishops celebrate Mass, lobby on Capitol Hill

Given the Holy Land's long and complex history of military, religious and cultural conflict, the run-up to Pope Francis' May 24-26 pilgrimage was inevitably marked by fears it would be marred by controversy—or worse.Now that the pope's second international trip is over, so are thos

Francis referred to three investigations during plane-ride press conference.