Pope creates 13 new cardinals, including Washington archbishop

One by one 11 senior churchmen, including two U.S. citizens, knelt before Pope Francis to receive their red hats, a cardinal's ring and a scroll formally declaring their new status as Cardinals.

No pandemic can extinguish Christ’s light, pope says at Angelus

No pandemic and no kind of crisis can extinguish the light of Christ, Pope Francis said.

Federal judge orders full restoration of DACA program

The Trump administration must fully restore the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, after the program that protects qualifying young adult immigrants from deportation was suspended this summer.

In pandemic, Catholic churches turned to technology, creativity, faith

As the pandemic upended everything, churches, schools and organizations had to quickly find ways to adapt, including livestreaming Masses and teaching on video platforms, outdoor worship, drive-thru confessions and a return to socially distanced in-person Masses.

For unto us a child is born

Advent is a time of anticipation. We wait, marking the passage of time with our Advent candles, counting the days. Drawing closer to Bethlehem. This year has felt more Lent than Advent, but it has been a time of waiting, a year of mandated patience.

Say ‘no’ to sin, ‘yes’ to grace, pope says on Immaculate Conception feast

Mary's Immaculate Conception offers a glimpse to the promised life for all Christians who open their hearts to God and his grace, Pope Francis said.

Pope proclaims year dedicated to St. Joseph

Marking the 150th anniversary of St. Joseph being declared patron of the universal church, Pope Francis proclaimed a yearlong celebration dedicated to the foster father of Jesus.

Pope says Catholics can receive plenary indulgence for Guadalupe devotion

With the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe closed for her feast to prevent the spread of COVID-19, Pope Francis said Catholics still can receive a plenary indulgence Dec. 11 and 12 for their Marian devotion if they follow certain conditions.

Bishops: Getting COVID-19 vaccine is ‘act of charity,’ supports the common good

The "gravity" of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and "the lack of availability of alternative vaccines," are "sufficiently serious" reasons to accept the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna vaccines, the chairmen of the U.S. bishops' doctrine and pro-life committees said Dec. 14.

Show the world the joy of faith, pope says

Joy should be the hallmark of a Christian's life, a reflection of knowing that one is loved by God, saved by Jesus Christ and committed to leading others to him, Pope Francis said.