Sonora, CA– More than 200 volunteers braved cold and rainy weather over the weekend to take part in Love Tuolumne County, a ...

Pope Francis was a product and continuation of the Second Vatican movement. His election was somehow prophetic.

Today we celebrate the feast of Saint Catherine of Siena, born in 1347. She was the 25th child in her family, born to a mother who was 40 years old at the time-an extraordinary beginning to an ...

That is why most popes in history have chosen the name John. After stating his new name, the new pope is taken to the ...

Church tradition and dialectic suggest that a pope known for openness is often succeeded by one with a conservative ...

More than 250,000 people paid their respects to the pontiff at his funeral in front of St. Peter’s Basilica, the Vatican said ...

The large Gospel book opened on Francesco's coffin began to animate, flipped by the wind. The great bell had just finished ...

Though words might fall short in describing the expansiveness of soul that Greg Lesch shared with the Brattleboro community, ...

Had enough of the crowds? Once you’ve seen Rome, consider a day trip to these lesser known but no less beautiful towns for ...

In the six years since Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker took office, members of the Illinois General Assembly have run afoul of the law at a staggering pace, even for a body with a history of greed and ...

In East Timor, where Francis’ final outdoor Mass drew nearly half of the population last September, President Jose ...

In 1962, Pope John XXIII convened the Second Vatican Council, which used Sister Rose Thering’s pioneering work against ...