Under other circumstances, Jonny Lopez might have been happy that he was losing weight.

With visits to detention facilities and washing the feet of the detainees, Pope Francis has placed renewed emphasis on the work of mercy of visiting prisoners.

There are two questions that people typically ask men who are about to be ordained to the priesthood.

The accomplishment of winning the Super Bowl in February 2013 as the head coach of the Baltimore Ravens gave John Harbaugh a crowning achievement in football, but he relied on his Catholic faith to guide him and his players...

While a majority of Muslims in the Middle East and North Africa say religion is "very important," religion tends to be less central in the lives of those living in Israel, according to a survey released May 18 by the Washington...

A group of students from an all-girls Catholic high school in Louisville has been exploring Mammoth Cave National Park's underground waterways this school year using submersible remotely operated vehicles and high-definition...

In recognizing civil unions of heterosexual and homosexual couples, the Italian government has equated those unions to marriage, said the head of the Italian bishops' conference.

Seventeen-month-old Anirban Mukherjee playfully touches his mother's face with his fingers at Shishu Bhavan, the Missionaries of Charity children's home.

How Christians treat the poor is the clearest demonstration of their relationship with God, Pope Francis insisted.