VATICAN CITY — Cardinal Renato Martino, the former Vatican observer at the United Nations and former president of the pontifical councils for justice and peace and for migrants and travelers, died Oct ...

The prelate was known at times for his outspoken defense of Catholic beliefs in the political sphere. He criticized the death sentence given to Saddam Hussein as “punishing a crime with another ...

Commonweal magazine, founded in 1924, wrestles with its mission at a moment of a continuing loss of faith in both the church and liberalism. By Jennifer Schuessler In the Morningside Heights ...

MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (WTNH) — Interstate 91 Northbound in Middletown has only one lane open following a multi-vehicle crash Saturday afternoon. The crash happened just after 2:00 p.m. between exits ...

Willie Nelson refuses to let his age define him, as he continues to tour and perform at 91 years old ... including a new version of Willie's 1962 song "The Ghost." He will also release a new ...

BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The Bethlehem Zoning Hearing Board on Wednesday heard an application from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Allentown to turn a property into a boarding house for it educators.

He was 96. The Dominican Order in Peru announced on social media that the Catholic priest died Tuesday night at a convent in Lima, the South American country’s capital. It did not give a cause of ...

As a cradle Catholic, a former Catholic nun and now an active member of the Loretto Feminist Network, I have internalized a basic tenet of my faith: the importance of conscience. As a lifelong ...

She was 91. Hines died of natural causes on Oct. 21 in her home in Los Vegas, according to her long-time attorney, Mark Sendroff. Hines got her Hollywood break performing on “The Tonight Show ...

A 25-year-old woman changing a tire on the 91 Freeway in Bellflower was killed in a hit-and-run on Sunday, night, Oct. 20, authorities said. The collision occurred around 11 p.m. Sunday at Downey ...