WASHINGTON DC- On January 12, President Joe Biden conferred the Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction on Pope Francis, recognizing the pontiff’s profound influence and global contributions.

Fye The Catholic Messenger Bishop Silvio José Báez Ortega, O.C.D., who has risked his life advocating for justice and ...Read ...

The Vatican says leaked documents that seemingly undermined Pope Francis’ stated reason for restricting the old Latin Mass ...

Former President Harry S. Truman had created a similar honor, the Medal of Freedom, in 1945 to recognize civilians for significant contributions during World War II.

ROME (AP) — Cardinal Luis Pascual Dri, the Argentine priest whom Pope Francis held up as the model confessor, has died in ...

WASHINGTON, DC – On January 4, President Joe Biden presented the prestigious Presidential Medal of Freedom to 19 extraordinary individuals, including former Democratic presidential candidate ...

For 400 years, most popes escaped the Roman summer in the hilltop town of Castel Gandolfo, Italy. Then Francis stopped going, ...

In a message of support sent to journalists in Peru who have faced backlash and judicial harassment for their reporting on a ...

COMMENTARY: At its inaugural hearing, the Presidential Commission on Religious Liberty brought together leaders of faith and law to reaffirm the importance of conscience and worship in American life.

Pope Leo XIV’s hometown is poised to acquire his childhood home. Board members in suburban Dolton outside Chicago voted ...

PARIS, June 15 (Reuters) - Former president Nicolas Sarkozy has been stripped of his Legion of Honour, France's highest distinction, after being convicted of corruption and influence peddling last ...

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s office says Treasury chief Rachel Reeves is secure in her job after a series of ...