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The encyclical is being published amid the celebrations of the 350th anniversary of the apparitions of the Sacred Heart of ...

ROME, OCT 21 - Pope Francis has written a new encyclical on the love of the Heart of Jesus, the Vatican said Monday. The work ...

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Oct. 27-Nov. 2 ...

Of the seven original members of Kool & the Gang, there is only one, Robert “Kool” Bell. There will be no living members of ...

What is mission? Many Christians answer this question by turning to Jesus’s familiar words in Matthew 28:19: “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations . . .” ...

The pope said “the climate of dialogue between the two Churches has lost the acrimony of the past and today allows us to hope ...

“As scripture says, ‘Anyone who believes in him will not be put to shame. For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile ...

This feast celebrates the dedications of two of the four major basilicas of Rome.

Mary J. Blige, A Tribe Called Quest, Ozzy Osbourne, Dave Matthews Band, a posthumous recognition for Jimmy Buffett among ...

A digitally restored version of the film, featuring performances by The Jackson Five, the Temptations, Marvin Gaye and Sammy ...