By Laura Ieraci Catholic News Service Pope Francis threw away a prepared text and, to the delight of tens of […]

By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Dealing with war, development, the economy or environmental concerns, bureaucrats and diplomats always must

By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Honoring both the pain and the strength of the families of those who died

By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Seeing New York for the first time in his 78 years of life, Pope

By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service During an evening prayer service at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York, Pope Francis

By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service The past, the promise and the potential of the United States must not be

By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Canonizing the 18th-century Spanish missionary, Blessed Junipero Serra, Pope Francis insisted a person’s faith

By Patricia Zapor Catholic News Service The 11,000 ticketed guests and a cast of hundreds extra — military units, musicians