The conclave, shrouded in centuries-old tradition and secrecy, stands as one of the most captivating rituals in the Catholic ...

Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez of Philadelphia has announced a new initiative to open hearts, rather than shutter parishes, in ...

Richard Hays, a New Testament scholar and author who challenged conservative Christian opposition to homosexuality by ...

Pope Francis has named the first woman to head a major Vatican office. He is appointing Sister Simona Brambilla, an Italian ...

Good reading so often goes with good eating, as both are vehicles for communion with God and each other. To whet your ...

The appointment marks a major step in Pope Francis’ aim to give women more leadership roles in governing the church.

Father Roberto Pasolini, recently appointed as preacher of the Papal Household, opens up about his journey from teenage faith struggles to becoming a Scripture scholar.

Pope Francis has appointed Cardinal Robert McElroy, a vocal defender of migrants and critic of Donald Trump’s first ...

Pope Francis in his traditional Christmas message has urged “all people of all nations” to find courage during this Holy Year ...

Steve Bannon teamed up with CatholicVote to use geofencing — a method that tracks cell phone location data — to target people who had been inside Roman Catholic churches in Dubuque ...

President-elect Donald Trump announced Brian Burch, president of CatholicVote, as his pick to be the U.S. ambassador to ...

Kelly will oversee the administration of the diocese’s 25 parish churches and serve the more than 120,000 Catholic East Texans. Kelly’s appointment comes after Bishop Joe S. Vásquez ...