The Pope’s urbi et orbi was read by Archbishop Diego Ravelli, the master of pontifical liturgical celebrations, as the ...

Urbi et orbi” means “To the city [of Rome] and to the world.” It is a special apostolic blessing given by the pope every year ...

A convalescing Pope Francis was greeted by cheers as he appeared on the loggia of St. Peter's Basilica as a stand-in ...

Just halfway through his period of convalescence, Pope Francis not only appeared on the central balcony of St. Peter’s ...

As the lights of St. Peter's Basilica were extinguished and silence settled through the sprawling interior, a single flame -- ...

Pope Francis emerged from his convalescence on Easter Sunday to bless the thousands of people in St. Peter's Square and treat ...

Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints should seek confidence in the Lord, President Russell M. Nelson ...

"The King of Kings" has yet to hit the silver screen, but the film is already earning moviegoers' blessing. The animated biblical epic, which retells the life story of Jesus Christ, debuts in ...

Children, families and the faithful everywhere are invited to follow Manchester Bishop Peter Libasci in a 33-day journey ...

This Lent, a new version of a Catholic devotion seeks to acknowledge the traumas experienced by Native people, including ...