Pope Leo XIV celebrated Mass on Sunday near the tomb of St. Peter, hours before he delivered the traditional Sunday noon blessing from the loggia of St.

Shamar Elkins, accused of killing eight children in a domestic shooting in Shreveport, Louisiana, was a former National Guard member. Police say he fled, carjacked a vehicle and was later killed in a ...

SHREVEPORT, La. -- A Louisiana father fatally shot eight children, including seven of his own, in an attack on his family Sunday morning that stretched across two houses in a Shreveport neighborhood ...

Pope Leo XIV has presided over his largest Mass during his trip to Africa, with more than 100,000 people turning out for a liturgy in Douala, Cameroon. A sprawling crowd, which local authorities ...

With her mother still missing, the “Today” host’s comeback was a rare TV example of learning to live with not knowing. By James Poniewozik James Poniewozik is the chief television critic of The New ...

The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, led the Holy Saturday Easter Vigil at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. The patriarch was joined by a limited number of ...

As children are home from school and federal offices are closed, you might be wondering why Good Friday is celebrated. Good Friday falls on Friday, April 3, and it is a solemn and sacred day. While at ...

People around Latin America and the Caribbean marked Holy Week with colorful processions and other traditional displays. The 69 members of the security forces who died in a military plane crash in ...

The Department of Homeland Security identified the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran as a potential motive for the man accused of attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump and senior members of his ...

Archbishop Nelson Perez says he's feeling fine after he fainted during Holy Thursday mass at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Philadelphia. "I'm so grateful for your prayers and ...