The emancipation took place on June 19, 1865, two-and-a-half years after President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation ...

As New York state lawmakers recently passed a bill that would allow terminally ill patients to end their lives with medical ...

The 1,060-acre site about 11 miles northwest of Rome is home to Vatican Radio's shortwave transmitters and transmission ...

Cardinal Dolan praised the Society of Jesus for its "luminous apostolate in these acres of the Lord's vineyard that we call ...

"We trust in the Lord's Divine Providence and are confident that he still has many graces and blessings in store." ...

"In Matthew’s Gospel, Jesus invites those who are weary to come to him, for he has much to teach them, particularly when it ...

"I encourage all who are able to serve as the hands of Christ to assist our neighbors in need," Bishop Brennan said.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The liturgical music tradition of polyphony with its blend of melodies and harmonies should lift ...

"Letter to the Future" is about an apocalypse, but it is a message of hope that should be an antidote to the prevailing fear.

The world must resist the allure of modern weapons which threaten to give conflicts a ferocity surpassing that of previous ...

Earlier this year, the Knights unveiled a Pilgrim Icon of the Sacred Heart of Jesus during a Eucharistic Holy Hour at St.

"Implementing protocols can be hard -- sometimes exhausting -- work, but our children are worth it, the pain the survivors ...