The pontiff, appearing frail from a balcony at St. Peter’s Basilica, blessed a crowd gathered on the square outside. But a ...

The Pope’s urbi et orbi was read by Archbishop Diego Ravelli, the master of pontifical liturgical celebrations, as the ...

Pope Francis decried the numerous conflicts plaguing the planet and appealed to world leaders “not to yield to the logic of fear” in his Easter message urbi et orbi (“to the city and to the world”) on ...

Urbi et orbi” means “To the city [of Rome] and to the world.” It is a special apostolic blessing given by the pope every year ...

For decades, the share of American Catholics declined in the face in secularization. But in recent years, those numbers have ...

When we bear witness for those without power, we stand in a tradition that transcends differences and defies death. Easter arrives again.

The Most Reverend John Bonaventure Kwofie, the Catholic Metropolitan Archbishop of Accra, has advised members of the church ...