The life of the Catholic Church in this country in 2021 was characterized by an obvious, flailing culture war fit and evidence the pope is more and more determined to press forward with the reception ...

(The Conversation) — A French report on the scale of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy is the latest revelation in the crisis, but its roots go back decades – or more. Here are a few of our many related ...

George Honchar of Carnegie said it was like “coming home” to attend the reopening services Sunday at St. Vladimir Ukrainian Catholic Church in Arnold. “This is my Bubba’s church,” Honchar said. “We ...

Giving his traditional Christmas “Urbi et Orbi” blessing on Saturday, Pope Francis urged leaders to be open to dialogue to resolve the world’s many “conflicts, crises, and disagreements.” Speaking ...

A look back at Catholic figures dominating this year's headlines. Cardinal Robert Sarah offers Mass in St. Peter's Basilica for his 50th anniversary of priesthood in 2019. (photo: Courtesy photo / ...

Early Tuesday morning, I opened my laptop to work. But first, I meandered over to Twitter, expecting to read a few comments on Krysten Sinema before diving into my Persian presentation. Instead, I ...

Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu congratulates Catholic Archbishop Michael Kpakala Francis of Liberia, who had just been awarded the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award in Washington Nov. 22, 1999.

U.S. service members should have the right to refuse the military's COVID-19 vaccination requirement on conscientious grounds, the Catholic Church's Archdiocese for the Military Services said Tuesday.

VISALIA, Calif. (RNS) — It’s billed as the largest Catholic parish in the United States and it’s being constructed about 200 miles north of Los Angeles, in what’s often referred to “as the heart of ...

In my ecclesiology class last fall, I told students our method would be that of an “ecumenical gift exchange,” to use a phrase of St. John Paul II. I did this not just because, as the pope made clear ...

The US Conference of Catholic Bishops voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to approve a document that fell far short of refusing Holy Communion to President Joe Biden or others who support abortion rights, ...