Venial sins do not imperil our souls in the same way that a mortal sin would, but it's still important to strive to avoid committing even venial sins.

There is an eloquent ambiguity in the way in which the opening word of the Nicene Creed has come down to us. Our best evidence suggests that in the formula that goes back to the Nicene Fathers themsel ...

God has appointed us to bear fruit. In the spiritual life, it can be hard to judge whether we are blossoming or wilting, so ...

BRAINTREE -- "We just happened to be a bunch of guys that wanted to help and did something about it." That's how Scot Landry ...

CIUDAD DEL VATICANO (CNS) -- El Papa Francisco ya no se considera en peligro inminente a causa de su infección pulmonar, pero permanecerá en el hospital Gemelli de Roma durante varios d&#237 ...

CIUDAD DEL VATICANO (CNS) -- El diablo, que miente y siembra divisiones, pone a prueba a todos, incluso a Jesús, dijo el Papa Francisco en una homilía escrita. Satanás trata de convenc ...

Death, even that of a pope, should not be seen as a tragedy but as a transition filled with Christian hope, the preacher of the papal household told members of the Roman Curia.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said March 10 that just 18% of programs of the now-shuttered U.S. Agency for International Development will remain intact, and those will n ...

Pope Francis is no longer considered in imminent danger from his lung infection, but he will remain in Rome's Gemelli ...

Amid the Trump administration's sweeping cuts to overseas humanitarian aid, an annual collection used to serve the vulnerable in the U.S. and abroad has taken on ...

As Pope Francis' condition remains stable, which is a sign of continued improvement, he followed the start of the Lenten retreat for the Roman Curia by video linkup and met again ...

The world needs the "miracle of tenderness" brought by people who accompany those experiencing illness or adversity, Pope Francis wrote. From the time he arrived at Rome's Gemelli hospital for ...