At Lenten penance service, pope announces Holy Year of Mercy
Pope Francis announced an extraordinary jubilee, a Holy Year of Mercy, to highlight the Catholic Church's "mission to be a witness of mercy."
After two years in office, Pope Francis has 90 percent favorable rating
Two years after he was elected pope, Pope Francis' popularity rating among U.S. Catholics is at 90 percent, surpassing Pope Benedict XVI's best-ever popularity, and rivaling that of St. John Paul II.
Hearing confession is source of grace, conversion for priest, pope says
Hearing a Catholic's confession should be awe-inspiring for a priest, an experience that makes him look at his own life and willingness to convert, Pope Francis told a group of seminarians, new priests and priests.
After his two years as pope, ‘Francis effect’ has taken hold
Within two years of becoming pope, Pope Francis now has an effect named after him.
Don’t be bitter or give up; offer world your wisdom, pope tells seniors
Don't pack it in or shift into cruise control, Pope Francis told his fellow seniors.
Archbishop: Respect for human dignity anchor of civil rights movement
The message of the civil rights movement has always been that all people are created in the image and likeness of God and that the dignity of all must be respected, said Mobile Archbishop Thomas J. Rodi.
As Islamic State steps up attacks, Christian leaders call for help
Christian leaders again called for help for Assyrian Christians as Islamic State militants stepped up their attacks against their towns in northern Syria.
Court orders review of Notre Dame’s case on contraceptive mandate
The Supreme Court March 9 ordered the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to reconsider its previous ruling and review -- in light of the June Hobby Lobby decision -- whether the University of Notre Dame must pay for coverage of contraceptives in employee and student health insurance plans.
Let Jesus cleanse you of your sins, pope urges
Christian faith and a moral life are responses to God's mercy and not the result of "titanic" human effort, Pope Francis said.
Cardinal Egan, retired archbishop of New York, dies at age 82
Cardinal Edward M. Egan, who retired as archbishop of New York in 2009, died March 5. The cause of death was cardiac arrest. He was 82.
