The Vatican issued a long-awaited note on the alleged apparitions at Medjugorje, in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It did not say the apparitions were authentic but acknowledged spiritual fruit.
China on Sunday released American Pastor David Lin after he was detained in 2006 over charges relating to "contract fraud," in what the State Department deemed was wrongful detention.
The Haitian refugee situation in the town of Springfield, Ohio, has opened up a divide among the community's religious leaders about how to handle the influx of newcomers.
Mother Teresa was canonized, or officially named a saint, on this day in history. The Albanian nun was given the name "Saint Teresa of Calcutta."
A Catholic Charities group in Wisconsin is appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court in its fight to stay exempt from the state's unemployment program.
Bishop Robert Barron reflects on how sports brings God's people together and why he felt there was an almost "mystical" quality to Simone Biles' performance.