Police in Madison said Dec. 16 they are investigating a shooting at that city's Abundant Life Christian School that left multiple people dead and injured.

Pope Francis, on his first visit to Corsica, praised the island people's deep faith and tradition of popular piety. On December 5, thousands of Corsicans gathered in Ajaccio to welcome the first pope ever to visit the island.

While “What Child Is This?” is an explicitly Christmas song, the tune speaks to the mystery of identity and purpose—questions that transcend religious boundaries and appeal to the human experience.

For the first time, women will serve on the Ordinary Council of the General Secretariat of the Synod.

Catholic LGBTQ+ group “La Tenda di Gionata” (”Jonathan’s Tent”) is among the many groups to register a pilgrimage to St. Peter's Basilica for the Holy Year. They are among the hundreds of groups not part of the Vatican’s 35 official, special jubilees.

Pope Francis’ visit to Corsica will be his third visit to France, though he has yet to visit Paris.

“Meet Me in St. Louis” asks: How do you have hope when the future holds so many unknowns?

Jean Charlot was the friend and peer of Diego Rivera, David Alfaro Siqueiros and other now-renowned Mexican muralists. But in one important way, he was not one of them.

Although there are many ways to donate during the Christmas season, the giving trees may be the most meaningful to me. This format for giving provides an intimacy not always present through other forms of donating.