Pope Francis was scheduled to be released from Rome's Gemelli hospital June 16 after having abdominal surgery June 7, the Vatican press office said.

Over the centuries, the tradition of processing with the Eucharist through the streets on the feast of Corpus Christi has spread throughout the Catholic Church and become a revered tradition for Catholics all over the world.

A week after undergoing abdominal surgery, Pope Francis' recovery is going well enough that his doctors are making plans to discharge him from Rome's Gemelli hospital, the Vatican press office said.

Former President Donald Trump surrendered to authorities at the federal courthouse in Miami June 13, making his first court appearance after being indicted on 37 federal charges related to his alleged mishandling of classified documents.

Approaching his first week at Rome's Gemelli hospital after undergoing abdominal surgery June 7, Pope Francis' days were dedicated to working, reading, resting, praying and respiratory therapy, the Vatican said.

With the stealth of a Navy SEAL, Father Jake Anderson creeps through tall grass on the bank of a small stream in northeast Iowa. He stays low to the ground as he glances at the current flow, his right hand grasping a fly rod.

(OSV News) -- When Bishop Andrew H. Cozzens was a young priest studying in Rome, the Missionaries of Charity introduced him to a paraplegic man living in Ghent, Belgium. The man, Fernand, had hoped to become a priest, but a month before he planned to enter seminary, he contracted a disease that paralyzed him, allowing him only to move his head and squeeze his right hand. When Bishop Cozzens met him, he had been bedridden for 50 years.

(OSV News) -- Two archbishops and a cardinal are calling on Catholics in the U.S. to pray and make reparations to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, as a professional sports team plans to honor a group parodying women religious.

The Catholic Spirit won seven awards and the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis Office of Communications won four awards from the 2023 Catholic Media Conference’s awards ceremony, which celebrated the 2022 work of Catholic Media Association members.

Abortion, as well as confusion wrought by gender ideology, are areas of deep concern to the Catholic Church, the Catholic bishops of Minnesota and...

Results of an annual survey on the permanent diaconate of the U.S. Catholic Church show the estimated number of deacons in active ministry was 13,695 in 2022, the lowest since 2011.