As the conclave approaches, the cardinals have emphasized that this is a time of grace and discernment for the Church.

The appeal came as the cardinals concluded their seventh general congregation — the daily meetings leading up to the start of ...

The National Day of Prayer was created in 1952 by a joint resolution of Congress and signed by President Harry S. Truman.

Majorities want the church to allow use of birth control and IVF, and to permit priests to bless same-sex couples. But views ...