A U.S. cardinal has urged American Catholic seminarians to emulate Pope Francis' example in stressing pastoral care over academic knowledge, asking them to "have [their] hearts beat in unison with the ...

Christianity throughout Europe is "suffering from fatigue" and must look to the example of Christian churches in Africa for inspiration, a cardinal and one of the heads of the Vatican's councils said ...

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, described the small resilient community of the Holy Family Parish compound in Gaza City as one with "steadfast faith," amid horrific ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis’ willingness to work despite knee pain that has made walking nearly impossible shows other older adults that they have wisdom and experience to offer younger ...