God works in mysterious ways, but the Holy Father is even more mysterious, Cardinal-designate Mykola Bychok, eparch of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in Australia and Oceania ...

As slivers of September sunlight spilled into a dark and dusty dairy barn near Chatfield, Bridgette Fink threw a bunch of rubber tubes over her shoulder and set off to t ...

A Philadelphia priest assaulted in his rectory said the attack marked a "turning point" that forced him "to reflect deeply on life, faith and the forces of evil" -- as well as justice and mercy. On ...

Q: Why did God send Lucifer down to earth to live and rule amongst his beloved creations? (New Jersey) A: I don't think we can say that God truly sent the devil -- also known as Lucifer, or later a ...

For better or worse, my childhood days were lived before the age of the digital camera. So, I have shelves full of photo albums that tell the stories of my life. As is likely the case for many, Hallow ...

As Hurricane Milton takes aim at Florida just days after Hurricane Helene, Catholic Charities USA has launched a dedicated ...

The Vatican group studying the question of women's ministry, including the ordination of women to the diaconate, will expand its consultative phase to include women who do not se ...

A St. Petersburg priest who is also president of the National Conference of Diocesan Vocation Directors took time out Oct. 8 ...

More than two dozen popes have celebrated Mass under the giant canopy that rises over the main altar of St. Peter's Basilica, but the impressive view from the top of 100-foot-tal ...

Almost half of the 21 cardinals-to-be Pope Francis recently announced were already in Rome attending the Synod of Bishops on synodality, but that didn't necessarily mean they all ...

Pope Francis announced he would create 21 new cardinals Dec. 8, including a 99-year-old former nuncio and the 44-year-old Ukrainian bishop who heads his church's eparchy in Melbo ...

Even though death surrounds them every day, Gaza Strip's Christian community tries to "relieve the suffering" by assisting each other with spiritual and material needs. The number of casualties and ...