2+ mon, 4+ week ago  (59+ words) Thousands of people flocked to Bethlehem's Manger Square on Christmas Eve as families there and at other sites across the Holy Land heralded a much-needed boost of holiday spirit, after two years of subdued celebrations because of the war in…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago  (43+ words) As a messenger who presents the word of God, it's an honor to serve. My goal in communicating is to ask the Lord what he wants me to say and to use me to do his will. For those of…...

10+ mon, 2+ week ago  (20+ words) Indigenous Catholics hope the next pope shares Francis' approach to Native people May 5, 2025 by MAR'A VERZA / Associated Press ......

11+ mon, 2+ day ago  (36+ words) In the last 18 months of his life, Pope Francis had a frequent evening ritual: He would call the lone Catholic church in the Gaza Strip to see how people huddled inside were coping with a ......

11+ mon, 2+ day ago  (35+ words) As Jorge Mario Bergoglio prepared to assume the papacy, he chose a new name: Francis. That choice was a tribute to St. Francis of Assisi and set the stage for Pope Francis' entire pontificate, in ......