'Missionaries of Mercy' will be designated for every diocese for whole of the Holy Year

Activists in L.A. say high fees aren't about parking issues but shoring up the budget.

Scottish National Party leader Nicola Sturgeon emerges as most striking campaign personality

Francis defends Serra against charges that he was cruel to native peoples.

Three days after his city was rocked by civil unrest that began as a young man who died while in police custody was laid to rest, Baltimore Archbishop William Lori was pondering how the local church could respond to the crisis in the city’s streets.

Two priests were elected as candidates to be bishops of two Catholic dioceses in the Province of Henan the birthplace of Chinese civilization in central China They were chosen in closely supervised elections on April 28 and 29 and must now obtain approval from the State-sanctioned Bishops rsquo