Christian joy is for everyone, not just for a privileged few, Pope Francis wrote.

God’s forgiveness is the source of hope for the faithful, Pope Francis wrote.

The U.S. Supreme Court on March 31 heard oral arguments in a case from the Catholic Charities Bureau of the Diocese of Superior, Wisconsin, in which the agency argued that a decision by the Wisconsin Supreme Court discounted its religious identity.

People in Myanmar are in desperate need of humanitarian supplies and medical support as the death toll from the devastating earthquake that rocked central Myanmar March 28 continues to rise.

Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Archbishop George J. Lucas, 75, from the pastoral governance of the Archdiocese of Omaha, Neb., and has appointed Bishop Michael G. McGovern of Belleville, Ill., as his successor.