Peter Nicholas previously worked at the Los Angeles Times, Philadelphia Inquirer and Times-Picayune.

Maura Gillespie, former adviser to then-speaker of the House John Boehner, slammed defense secretary Pete Hegseth as “pretty ...

I remember Traditionis Custodes, the apostolic letter with which he restricted the celebration of the pre-conciliar Latin ...

"My heart goes out to the millions of Christians all over the world who loved him," U.S. Vice President JD Vance, a Catholic, ...

The late Pope Francis came to Washington, D.C., to speak to a Joint Meeting of Congress on Sept. 24, 2015. He wasn’t the ...

Josh Zumbrun wrote “The Numbers” column for The Wall Street Journal.

David French: I’m David French. I’m an Opinion columnist at The Times, where I write about law, politics and religion. I’m ...

Each year Pope Francis shared monthly prayer themes. His prayer for April 2025 was particularly pointed for the modern world: ...

On a sunny, September day in 2015, Pope Francis became the first pope to ever address a joint session of Congress. It was his only visit to the United States and one that changed the people who met ...

Pope Francis, the first pontiff from the Americas and the first to address the United States Congress, died on Easter Monday ...

After the funeral for Pope Francis, there are nine days of official mourning. During this period, cardinals arrive in Rome to ...

The pope's death comes one day after Francis, 88, greeted Easter Sunday crowds in his popemobile. He had battled a ...