Taking a cue from The Shadow of the Father — a book by Polish writer Jan Dobraczyński — Pope Francis describes Joseph’s fatherhood of Jesus as “the earthly shadow of the heavenly Father.”

"And what Mary had from the beginning will be ours in the end, after we have passed through the purifying 'bath' of God's grace. What opens the gates of paradise to us is God's grace, received by us with faithfulness," he said.

Marking the 150th anniversary of St. Joseph being declared patron of the universal church, Pope Francis proclaimed a yearlong celebration dedicated to the foster father of Jesus.

The Vatican’s Promoter of Justice is seeking an eight-year jail term for a former president of the Institute for Religious Works, according to Italian media reports.

"Aceptando la invitación de la República de Iraq y de la Iglesia Católica local, el Papa Francisco realizará un Viaje Apostólico al citado país del 5 al 8 de marzo de 2021, visitando Bagdad, la llanura de Ur, ligada a la memoria de Abraham, la ciudad de Erbil, así como Mosul y Qaraqosh en la llanura de Nínive. A su debido tiempo se publicará el programa del viaje, que tendrá en cuenta la evolución de la emergencia sanitaria mundial".

The Vatican announces that Pope Francis will make an Apostolic Journey to Iraq on 5-8 March 2021, visiting Baghdad, the plain of Ur, Mosul, and Qaraqosh.

Even though the world is facing a pandemic that may limit many people's ability to celebrate the sacraments, particularly those people who are in isolation, quarantining or hospitalized with COVID-19, confession by phone is still most likely invalid.

Pope Francis approved new changes to the Vatican's financial watchdog agency concerning its internal governance, hiring procedures and its role as a "supervisory" body.

The busy year for the Supreme Court had the attention of the Catholic Church from major decisions it announced this past summer to oral arguments this fall around key issues impacting church belief and practice.

El mundo debe responder a la pandemia del COVID-19 con mayor atención a los pobres y vulnerables, y con una gran cooperación para distribuir vacunas éticas de manera justa.

La amistad social y la fraternidad son muy necesarias en el mundo de hoy, donde la prominencia de las ideologías y las pasiones cada vez más acaloradas continúan agitando los engranajes de la guerra, expresó el papa Francisco.

We’re all trying to figure out what the holidays look like this year.  Whether that’s keeping old traditions alive, finding new ways to celebrate or taking time to rest and reflect.

Pope Francis on Saturday approved the new Statute of the Financial Information Authority (FIA), changing its name to Supervisory and Financial Information Authority (ASIF). The Statute redefines the role of its administrators and distributes some internal competencies.

Aunque solo una minoría de votantes hispanos votó por Donald Trump en las elecciones presidenciales de noviembre, el tamaño de esa minoría fue mayor de lo que se había predicho.

The ministry of a Catholic bishop must reflect the Catholic Church's commitment to Christian unity and must give ecumenical engagement the same kind of attention as work for justice and peace, said a new Vatican document.

As the coronavirus pandemic upended normal activities and routines across the United States, Catholic parishes, schools and organizations had to quickly, and continuously, find ways to adapt.

Israeli police arrested a Jewish man after he allegedly threw a firebomb inside the Basilica of All Nations at Gethsemane Church on the Mount of Olives Dec. 4.

The faith and generosity of the people of the Diocese of Tucson continues to show itself in the incredible support for the Annual Catholic Appeal, this year. To date, the appeal has raised more than $3.9 million.

Although only a minority of Hispanic voters cast their ballots for Donald Trump in the November presidential election, the size of that minority was larger than most had predicted, suggesting that Hispanics were no longer a slam dunk for Democrats.

En una de las regiones de El Salvador más afectadas por una guerra sangrienta financiada con dólares estadounidenses, cuatro mujeres católicas de Estados Unidos fueron elogiadas como ejemplos de solidaridad, fe cristiana, y martirio. Así las recordaron los salvadoreños el 2 de diciembre en el aniversario 40 de su asesinato.