MANILA, Philippines — Pope Francis has declared the Sta. Cruz Parish Church in Manila as a minor basilica. According to the ...

Father Anthony Adoun Hongsaphong was ordained Apostolic Vicar of Vientiane on March 25 at the Sacred Heart Cathedral in ...

As such, minor basilicas have a close connection to the pontiff. They also receive special privileges, such as the authority ...

What we will not do is become a photo op so they can go and parade us around and act like we are in alignment with what they ...

Representatives of Catholic and immigration advocacy organizations, and Washington's new Cardinal Robert McElroy, grappled ...

One of the oldest churches in Manila has received a rare honor. Pope Francis has approved the elevation of Sta. Cruz Parish ...

A group has launched a database aimed at vetting the responses of Roman Catholic cardinals to claims of sexual abuse in the hopes of influencing the next papal election.

Before an empty and rain-covered St. Peter’s Square, Pope Francis held Eucharistic adoration and gave an extraordinary urbi ...

Musk’s federal takeover produced significant collateral damage. Catholic Relief Services, the U.S. church’s global ...