Speaking from the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica to the throngs of people below, Pope Francis said he grieved the “abominable attack” of Hamas against southern Israel on Oct. 7 and called for the release of hostages.

Live Nativity presentations and other Christmas productions at area churches put people with no acting experience in roles that they "will remember forever."

A Vatican tribunal on Saturday convicted a cardinal of embezzlement and sentenced him to 5 ½ years in prison in one of several verdicts handed down in a complicated financial trial that aired the city state’s dirty laundry and tested its justice system.

This year, the Archdiocese of Chicago expects 400,000 people to visit the shrine, which houses the first replica of the sacred tilma — cloak — with the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe.

Josh Jury, of Homewood, planned to celebrate Hanukkah in Israel, but says he's grateful to be with his family for this year's celebration.

After the $2 million settlement, SNAP activists filed a complaint alleging Chicagoland Catholic leaders impeded the investigation into Fr. Richard McGrath.

Cases of clergy abuse among African Americans are underreported, experts say, and the U.S. Catholic Church generally does not publicly track the race or ethnicity of victims.

Pope Francis’ recent gesture of welcome for transgender Catholics has resonated strongly in a working class, seaside town south of Rome, where a community of trans women has found help and hope through a remarkable relationship with the pontiff forged during the darkest times of the pandemic.