No bishop from mainland China has been allowed to travel to Mongolia as Pope Francis makes the first-ever visit by the leader of the Catholic Church to this vast landlocked country sandwiched between China and Russia.

The activists could spend up to 11 years in prison for conspiring to enact a blockade at a Washington abortion clinic in 2020.

A Reflection for Thursday of the Twenty-First Week in Ordinary Time, by Christine Lenahan

A Homily for the Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Father Terrance Klein

The kind of diversity sought after at a hospital, an engineering firm or a Catholic university should differ according to the gifts necessary for the mission of such institutions.

A judge ruled Wednesday that a 93-year-old former Roman Catholic cardinal is not competent to stand trial after both prosecutors and defense attorneys determined he suffers from dementia.

A Reflection for Wednesday of the Twenty-First Week in Ordinary Time, by Michael O’Brien

Pope Francis’ weekly address calls believers to bear our daily crosses with patience and hope in the example of St. Káteri Tekakwitha, the first native North American woman to be canonized.

Pope Francis' notable encyclical, “Laudato Si,” will be getting an update in the coming weeks “to address current problems” with the environment.