Far out in the South Pacific, there’s a tropical island called Bougainville. Its people are devoutly Catholic — with a twist. Many revere the Virgin Mary almost as much as her son, Jesus. Women are ...

Pope Francis has cleared the way for the canonizations of three blesseds: an Armenian Catholic archbishop martyred during the ...

The Vatican says Pope Francis spends part of his days at his desk working and concelebrates Mass daily in his private chapel.

María Carmen Rendiles is set to become Venezuela’s first female saint. Pope Francis paved the way after authorizing a decree regarding a miracle attributed to Rendiles, founder of the Congregation of ...

Carmen Rendiles, who died in 1977, was said to have miraculously cured a young woman diagnosed with a type of hydrocephalus.

One’s almsgiving is like a signet ring with the Lord,’ says Sirach 17:22, ‘and he will keep a person’s kindness like the ...

Reporter covering cybersecurity, surveillance, and disinformation for Reuters. Work has included investigations into state-sponsored espionage, deepfake-driven propaganda, and mercenary hacking ...

Benjamin Klaus Raphael age 95, passed away peacefully on ... Schaech, 118 W. Cross St., Galena, MD 21635, where a memorial service will begin at 12 pm with military honors.

turning green in honor of Ireland’s patron saint, here’s your guide to the most exciting, least expected, and farthest-flung St. Patrick’s Day celebrations. Below are some of the most unique ...

Prime Video's Legally Blonde series now has its Mrs. Woods. June Diane Raphael will play Elle Woods' mother, Ava, in the prequel series Elle. Deadline reports that the part will be greatly ...

Yuval Raphael, Israel's contestant in the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest, is going to re-record her song 'New Day Will Rise' after making a small mistake in her pronunciation of a biblical verse.

According to police, the accused, 80-year-old Roland Clubb, had been persistently harassing a St. Raphael The Archangel Church and School maintenance worker who told him he couldn't illegally dump ...