The president of Catholic Relief Services (CRS) this week said he was hoping for a quick reopening of border access to Gaza and deployment of aid to stricken civilians in […]

The Patriarchs and heads of Churches in Jerusalem issued a statement Friday calling on Israel to allow food and medical supplies to enter the Gaza Strip, where “a grave humanitarian […]

Pope Francis on Sunday used his Angelus address to underscore the importance of answering God’s call, reminding attendees that God “does not give up” and continuously “extends the invitation” until […]

The Synod on Synodality at the Vatican will see another premiere this week, as the gathering switches from group work in small circles to a plenary assembly — one of […]

Nearly 300 individuals were reportedly killed at a music festival in what is being described as a massacre that coincided with Hamas’ large-scale invasion of Israel this weekend.  Israel Defense […]

The international justice committee of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops is calling for peace in the embattled Holy Land after last week’s surprise incursion by Hamas into Israel resulted […]

Pope Francis this week extended his condolences and prayers for the victims of a deadly bus crash in Venice, Italy, the Vatican said in a bulletin on Thursday.  The Holy […]

As nearly 300 Ottoman ships closed in on Europe, intent on conquest and toppling the cross above St. Peter’s Basilica to replace it with their own banner, Pope Pius V […]

Pope Francis sent his condolences on Saturday to an Iraqi Christian community in Qaraqosh, northern Iraq, that was devastated by a massive fire at a crowded wedding reception that killed […]