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At least 13 people, including four children, were killed in two separate stampedes in Nigeria as large crowds gathered to collect food and clothing items distributed at annual Christmas events.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — In a letter to his nuncio in Russia, Pope Francis called out those who would claim Russia’s war on Ukraine had any spiritual justification. Saying he …

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Hours after the last visitors and pilgrims left St. Peter’s Basilica for the day, a chisel clanged and dust flew as a group of prelates chanted …

By focusing on the most salacious parts of its history, as well as recent U.S. politics, the book Opus doesn’t shed much light on the lingering questions around Opus Dei or …

As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to return to office, it’s worth considering what Vatican-U.S. relations might look like during the four years ahead, NCR’s Christopher White writes. 

Two dogmas of our faith account for what must seem like a ghoulish fascination to non-Catholics.

Pope Francis, who has imposed a series of cost-cutting measures across the cash-strapped Vatican, warned Nov. 21 that the city state’s troubled pension fund needs urgent reform to guarantee future …

Pope Francis, who has imposed a series of cost-cutting measures across the cash-strapped Vatican, warned Nov. 21 that the city state’s troubled pension fund needs urgent reform to guarantee future …

Pope Francis, who has imposed a series of cost-cutting measures across the cash-strapped Vatican, warned Nov. 21 that the city state’s troubled pension fund needs urgent reform to guarantee future …