Accompanying them were the deep, resonant tones of African drums, the rhythmic shake of ensaasi (traditional shakers), and ...

Three Popes, Paul VI, John Paul II, and Francis, have visited Uganda, making it the only country in sub-Saharan Africa to ...

This ceremony determines the final step of the canonization process through a vote to set the date on which the blessed will ...

Although Pope Francis already set Aug. 3 as the date to declare the sainthood of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, Pope Leo XIV ...

Historical records from various sources indicate that the first official pilgrimage to Namugongo was made by the Mill Hill ...

Peter was declared a martyr and beatified in 1889. Pope Pius XII canonized him in 1954. Within a few years of Saint Peter Chanel’s death, most of the island of Futuna had converted to Catholicism.

The death has occurred of Kevin O’Kane, Watford, England and formerly Doneyloop. Mr O’Kane passed away peacefully on ...

A Roman slave girl in ancient Gaul, Blandine endured torture, lions and scorn to bear witness to Christ — and became a pillar ...

Although Pope Francis already set Aug. 3 as the date to declare the sainthood of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, Pope Leo XIV will hold a meeting with cardinals to approve his can ...

Marriage is “not an ideal but the measure of true love between a man and a woman: a love that is total, faithful, and fruitful,” Pope Leo XIV said Sunday.

Some 70,000 people – children, grandparents, seniors – gathered in St Peter's Square today for the Jubilee of families. In ...

The text of Pope Leo XIV’s homily for the Mass celebrated June 1 in St. Peter’s Square that concluded the Jubilee of Families, Children, Grandparents and the Elderly.