Christians celebrate this Sunday, December 15, as Gaudete Sunday. Why is the third Sunday of Advent known as "Sunday of Joy”?

On this Joy Sunday, the liturgical texts remind us that the life of a Christian is woven with moments of both happiness and ...

Pope Francis will visit Ajaccio to connect with Corsica, a land where the overwhelmingly dominant Catholic faith is deeply interwoven with Corsican culture and identity. On this island, where popular ...

It is almost natural, then, that the pope is coming to Corsica for what is described locally as an “apostolic journey and not a state visit.” He is coming “in the Italian way,” admitted Cardinal ...

In constant contact with Christian communities in Syria, Antoine Fleyfel, Director of the Institute for Eastern Christians (ICO) in Paris, bears witness to their hopes since the fall of Bashar ...

In his message for the 58th World Day of Peace, published December 12, Pope Francis wrote that “sporadic acts of philanthropy are not enough.” He called for more radical political choices.

Sister Clare Crockett SHM, a 33-year-old Irish missionary who died in Ecuador's 2016 earthquake, inspired many, especially ...

Assad's regime by Syrian rebels, the Christian community of Syria lives in fear. Sébastien de Courtois, a researcher on Eastern Christianity, analyzed the situation, urging against reducing Christians ...

As crises multiply in the Middle East, Msgr. Pascal Gollnisch, director of a Catholic aid organization that assists Eastern ...

Pope Francis met with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the Vatican to discuss pressing issues in the Middle East, including the two-state solution, a ceasefire in Gaza, and the release of all ...

After a series of incidents perceived as breaches of secularism in schools, Quebec Premier François Legault announced his intention to prohibit prayers in public spaces. This has sparked concerns ...

For the first time, Pope Francis addressed the situation in Syria December 11 after the fall of Bashar Al-Assad’s regime to ...