Mother Teresa to be canonized Sept. 4; pope sets other sainthood dates

Pope Francis set three dates for the canonization of five saints later this year including Mother Teresa, a 'gaucho priest' and a young Mexican martyr.

Catholic college, university prepare to welcome first nursing students

Bachelor and doctorate-level nursing programs are launching soon in the Diocese of Phoenix at Saint Xavier University and College of St. Scholastica, respectively.

U.S. architect recalls events that led him to design chapel at Vatican

Pope Francis is the first pontiff from the Americas and the chapel where he offers daily Mass is the first building in the Vatican designed by an American.

Humble service, now ‘that’s amore,’ pope says at audience

Loving service also involves placing the gifts God has given one at the service of the community so it can grow, Pope Francis said.

Informe muestra que escuelas católicas de EE.UU. no hacen suficiente por católicos latinos

"Catholic Schools in an Increasingly Hispanic Church", examina la disparidad entre el número de niños de edad escolar que son hispanos y el número de estos estudiantes matriculados en escuelas católicas.

Pastors find options to help coax people back to sacrament of reconciliation

Fr. Kosnac has been offering daily confessions for 18 years at his parish, and during that time he has seen a steady growth of parishioners and non-parishioners alike seeking the sacrament.

Two new films on Jesus raise questions, curiosity, hope

It's not very often that two movies come out around the same time about the same person — real, legendary or fictitious, making the release of two movies in two months about Jesus Christ — "Risen" and "The Young Messiah." — all the more notable.

Pope: Murdered nuns are ‘today’s martyrs’ [VIDEO]

Pope Francis prayed March 6 for victims of a recent attack in Yemen, where four Missionaries of Charity were murdered.

Get thee to a confessional: Pope goes and wants you to as well

For Pope Francis, the Year of Mercy is all about sharing the experience of God's mercy with others. But first, he wants people to experience it themselves, in the confessional.

Court hears oral arguments in challenge to Texas abortion restrictions

The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in its first abortion case in nine years March 2.