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Pope Francis, 1.3 billion Catholics and the rest of humanity say goodbye today to Joseph Ratzinger after 95 years on Earth. A young man who lived thro...

There is “no better place to find God, and to help others to find him, than in the hearts of the women and men” of our time. The assertion — sometimes...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, the shy German theologian who tried to reawaken Christianity in a secularized Europe but will forever ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis used his Christmas message Sunday to lament the "icy winds of war" buffeting humanity and to make an impassioned plea...

In this era of reflexive counterpunching, where powerful people and institutions are often conditioned not to back down, public apologies are rare. Wh...

Pope Francis has sent a letter to all Catholic Bishops ahead of the Consecration of Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, calling it a “...

The news that Pope Francis will reimpose limits on the celebration of the traditional Latin Mass will disappoint and even enrage devotees of that ritu...

On Friday, Pope Francis did something entirely new: he became the first leader of the Roman Catholic Church ever to visit Iraq. And he did so with a m...

The Pennsylvania Catholic Conference took a major step forward Thursday toward easing the hearts and souls of the faithful. The conference issued a ne...

A daughter, Wanda Stewart, was born April 7 to Rose Stewart Pessia and Dean Stewart of Bradford. The baby weighed 6 pounds and 5 ounces. She is the si...

ERIE — In union with Pope Francis, the Most Rev. Lawrence T. Persico, bishop of Erie, has called for a day of prayer to take place today, the Solemnit...

ALLEGANY, N.Y. — When Sister Therese Joyce came into the world 100 years ago this month, her birthplace, which was in a small, thatched house in Irela...

Hope. That’s what Bradford native Jim VanSickle took away from the Vatican’s clergy abuse summit he attended last week in Rome. “This trip has become ...

A message in Italian on the front of an envelope. A man who traveled more than 4,500 miles to make a plea for transparency from the man considered to ...

Clergy abuse survivor Jim VanSickle has a message to deliver, and he’s taking it to the Vatican next week. VanSickle, a Bradford native who suffered a...

In the public school system, the former practice of quietly relocating teachers accused of sexual misconduct was referred to as “passing the trash.” B...

WASHINGTON — Imagine your own beloved child was lying in a hospital with a mysterious brain disease. Should you, as the parent, be allowed to decide w...

OLEAN, N.Y. — Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels will hold its first-ever Basilica Christmas Tour at 11 a.m. Tuesday. It’s a free guided tour that cov...

ALM BEACH, Fla. — So the pope, the president, a Muslim and a Jew walk into a bar ... Surely, I'm not the only one to tighten the frame around Presiden...

Stephen K. Bannon disrupted American politics and helped elect Donald Trump as president. Will he disrupt the Roman Catholic Church by joining forces ...