He urges prayers for peace and calm on the streets

Faith, prayer sources of strength for slain U.S. journalist, his family

Pope Francis, in mourning for the deaths of his nephew's wife and two small children, thanked people at his weekly general audience Aug. 20 for their prayers.After each of the priests who translate the pope's words offered him condolences for the tragedy that struck his family, Pope Francis

U.S. Dominican sisters are praying, 'agonizing' for Iraqi Dominicans and villagers.

At annual assembly in Nashville, updates on CDF mandate of reform

The president of the U S bishops 39 conference on Aug 19 asked Catholic bishops across the country to take up a special collection for humanitarian needs and pastoral support for Christians and other victims of violence in the Middle East Amid the ongoing crisis in what is quot the cradle of Ch