Wearing red vestments for the feast of St. Stephen, the first Christian martyr, Pope Francis knocked on the door of the ...

Young Palestinians gather to receive food cooked by a charity kitchen in the northern Gaza Strip Sept. 11, 2024, amid the ...

Cardinal Konrad Krajewksi, papal almoner, traveled to Ukraine for Christmas and celebrated an early midnight Mass before the ...

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to return to the White House in January, activists on both sides of the abortion... WASHINGTON (OSV News) — The U.S. bishops’ ...

As millions of pilgrims prepare to cross through the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica, Pope Francis called on individuals, ...

The Christmas spirit in Bethlehem, the birthplace of Christ, was festive yet overshadowed on Christmas Eve by the grim ...

A Nativity scene is displayed in the Church of the Nativity, on Christmas Eve, in Bethlehem, West Bank, Dec. 24, 2023. (OSV ...

Celebrating Christmas Mass after opening the Holy Year 2025, Pope Francis said the birth of Jesus fills Christians with hope ...

A Christmas tree was reportedly set ablaze in a Christian-majority town in Syria, prompting protests in the war-torn nation.

In the quiet of Christmas Eve, Pope Francis opened the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica, launching what he called a "Jubilee ...

The University of Mary in Bismarck, North Dakota, is launching a new early childhood center to care for the young children of ...

On Dec. 24, Pope Francis will usher in a gift to the church that comes once every 25 years: a jubilee year, this year themed ...