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NEWTOWN, Conn. — As law enforcement officers tried to piece together the Dec. 14 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School that left 20 children and seven adults dead, priests from nearby parishes rushed to the scene to comfort families and staff.

The Holy Father has allowed the granting of Plenary indulgences for the faithful during the Year of Faith at places and dates determined by the local bishop. An indulgence is the remission before God of the temporal punishment for sin the guilt of which is already forgiven, which a properly disposed member of the Christian faithful obtains under certain conditions.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Benedict XVI launched his very own Twitter account, sending a short inaugural message to his more than 1 million...

VATICAN CITY — The universal Church needs Catholics in the Americas who are joyful missionaries, well-catechized and faithful to the teachings of the Church, Pope Benedict XVI said.

Fr. Joseph Gillespie, known for his deep pastoral commitment and sense of humor, died Nov. 26. He was 87.

Thousands joined Auxiliary Bishop Eduardo A. Nevares in celebrating Our Lady of Guadalupe during the annual Honor Your Mother event Dec. 8 in downtown Phoenix.

CHANDLER — The University of Arizona awarded Seton Catholic Preparatory High School the 2011-2012 University Cup Award. Since 1929, the University Cup has gone...

Supporters of the traditional definition of marriage saw defeat in three states at the polls this November, breaking a string of 32 straight referendum successes since 1998.

The Independent Agricultural Workers Center, or “CITA” as it’s known by its Spanish-language acronym, matches farmworkers from Mexico with legal, temporary agricultural jobs in the United States.

If there were a “rookie of the year” title for cross-country meets, the “Tigers” would likely capture it. The fifth- and sixth-grade boys team at...