Pope Francis on Saturday will name Bishop Blase Cupich of Spokane Wash a prelate closely identified with the Catholic Church rsquo s progressive wing to be the next archbishop of Chicago according to news reports and multiple church sources It is the pontiff rsquo s most important U S appointm

American bishops were returning to their dioceses after a nine-day pilgrimage to the Holy Land with a stronger resolve to advocate for peace and to urge the U.S. government to take a leadership role in ushering Israelis and Palestinians toward peace, a member of the delegation said."Framed by P

Jesuit Brother Guy Consolmagno, the new president of the Vatican Observatory Foundation, has no doubt that life exists elsewhere in the universe and that when humanity discovers it, the news will come as no big surprise. He suggested that the likely discovery—whether next month or a millennium

Scot bishops hope Catholics join public debate about future after independence vote

Supporters of Scottish independence did not see the result they were hoping for but it is fair to say that democracy won in a national referendum that included 85 percent of Scotland rsquo s eligible voters At eight minutes past six on Friday morning Sept 19 ldquo No rdquo crossed the line T

Both sides fire over Communion for divorced and civilly remarried Catholics.