Editor’s Note: In his column “Communion and Mission,” Father John Paul Erickson will explore the meaning, structure and ...

More than 200 million Christians are associated with Orthodox Churches and most celebrate Christmas on 7 January.

In that moment, Hunter -- one of the great pitchers of his time -- became baseball’s first free agent. Ring out the old. Ring in the new. Hunter signed with the Yankees on a five-year, $3.25 million ...

First and foremost ... This requires great courage, but we need to strengthen our bonds of communion, as our holy sites are empty! It is important for you to witness what is happening here.

Artificial intelligence tools can fabricate entirely new images and videos. But they can now also make much smaller tweaks by inserting A.I. elements into genuine photographs, further blurring the ...

There is heartbreak across Ireland this evening after the first photographs of a husband and wife killed in a hit-and-run in Blanchardstown were released. Named locally as Anthony Hogg ...

Pope Brings Holy Year and Prayers for Better Future to Rome Prison, a 'Cathedral of Pain and Hope' ROME (AP) — Pope Francis inaugurated his Holy Year at Rome’s main prison on Thursday ...

The first Christmas story involved religious oppression, occupying forces, widespread government-enforced infanticide and violent authoritarianism. Shortly after Jesus' birth, the Holy Family fled ...

Vatican City: Pope Francis will officially inaugurate the 2025 Holy Year on Tuesday, reviving an ancient Church tradition that encourages the faithful to make pilgrimages to Rome, despite ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. When Pope Francis formally opens the Holy Year, he will launch a dizzying 12-month calendar of events that ...