VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - In front of hundreds of world leaders attending the funeral of Pope Francis on Saturday, Italian Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re called for care for migrants, an end to wars, ...

NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- Under a majestic, bright blue sky, an open-air funeral Mass was held on Saturday morning for a man who looked to open the Church to the masses. More than 250,000 people, ...

Following are NCR reader responses to recent news articles, opinion columns and theological essays with letters that have been edited for length and clarity. Mass addendums Reese's article on the ...

Some months ago, looking ahead to the 20th anniversary of the death of Pope St. John Paul II, I decided upon a parish commemoration of the final Holy Mass offered in his presence. He died on April 2, ...

Tens of thousands of people were present in St. Peter’s Square for the funeral Thursday of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, a leading theologian of the 20th century and the first pope to resign from office ...

What makes a great Catholic homily? And what goes into the art of delivering it well? Preach is a new weekly podcast from America Media that features a diverse cast of Catholic preachers who open up ...

When former Passaic County Sheriff Richard Berdnik is memorialized Wednesday at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Paterson, it will be a reminder of how far the Catholic Church has come in ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Funeral services were held Friday in Charleston for Monsignor Edward Sadie, a former pastor and rector of the Basilica of the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, who died earlier ...