Lowering the U.S. flag to half staff honors deceased political figures and military personnel and first responders who died ...

Bishop John Dolan led the diocese in celebrating a special Mass for grandparents and the elderly Sunday.The Mass of thanksgiving at Ss. Simon and Jude Cathedral in Phoenix coincided with the Church’s ...

Pope Leo XIV has surprised tens of thousands of young Catholics by showing up unexpectedly at a Holy Year welcome ceremony ...

Pope Francis said “Ecumenical and interreligious dialogue is not a luxury, but something which our world, wounded by conflict and division, needs.” Pope Leo promises to continue that work.

Half a million young people are expected to pour into Rome next week for the biggest event of the 2025 Holy Year ...

An Israeli shell slammed into the compound of Gaza’s only Catholic church on Wednesday, killing two people and wounding several others, according to witnesses and church officials.

Pope Francis spoke almost daily with Gaza church In the last 18 months of his life, Francis would often call the lone Catholic church in the Gaza Strip to see how people huddled inside were coping ...

Israeli strike hits Gaza church, killing 3 and wounding priest who was close to Pope Francis by: WAFAA SHURAFA and MELANIE LIDMAN, Associated Press Posted: Jul 17, 2025 / 08:24 PM EDT ...

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — (AP) — An Israeli shell slammed into the compound of the only Catholic church in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, killing three people and wounding 10 others, including the ...

Pope Leo has expressed his deep sorrow over an Israeli strike that hit Gaza's only Catholic church. The strike killed at least three Palestinian Christians sheltering inside, including two women.

An Israeli airstrike hit Gaza’s only Catholic church, killing two people and wounding several others, including Rev. Gabriele Romanelli, the priest who spoke to Pope Francis every day for the… ...

An Israeli shell slammed into the compound of the only Catholic church in the Gaza Strip, killing three people and wounding 10 others, including the parish priest, according to church officials.