The 64-year-old Yan Pei-Ming is a contemporary artist who has been living in France since 1981. He is known for his “epic-sized” portraits of figures such as Chairman Mao, St. Pope John Paul II, Bruce ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Vatican released a partial schedule of Pope Francis’ liturgical celebrations in March and early ...

Not so Pope Francis this week. It was not a spokesman, but the Pope himself, and his letter was drafted in the form customary ...

Making the effort to use his own voice at the end of the audience, the pope earnestly pleaded with Catholics to “do our best” ...

It is with gratitude and humility that I accept Pope Francis' invitation to serve the present generation of faithful in the ...

Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of an influential Peruvian bishop, who has come under criticism for not doing ...

That brings us to 2025, which will see a remarkable coincidence: Both the Eastern and Western will hold Easter on the same ...

VATICAN: The Master of Pontifical Liturgical Celebrations has released the Calendar of Celebrations to be presided over by ...

The leader of the USCCB has commended the move to extend to the universal Catholic Church the feast of a beloved saint and "contemporary witness" of faith.

Archbishop Pérez and His Beatitude Sviatoslav Shevchuk will celebrate a prayer service observing the third anniversary of the ...