The Catholic Church of Philadelphia is focusing a key new office on fostering a culture of missionary discipleship, prayerful gratitude, and charitable service for its 1.5 million Catholics, all ...

The BriefTwo men leaving a Minneapolis church on Sunday morning were attacked by a group of up to eight men. The mob pushed one man to the ground and robbed him. The other man was injured while trying ...

For the Catholic Church's 2025 Jubilee Year, the late Pope Francis selected the theme "Pilgrims of Hope." During this time, which began Dec. 24, 2024, Pope Francis encouraged people to encounter ...

Vatican commission criticises Church's response to abuse victims Report highlights lack of transparency in bishop removals Italy is criticised for poor cooperation with Vatican commission VATICAN CITY ...

A Vatican commission for the protection of children has said the mishandling by the Catholic Church’s leaders of sexual abuse allegations involving clergy is causing “ongoing harm” to victims, in a ...

Tom Griffin is the chair of the religion department at a Catholic high school on Long Island. He is also the founder and editor-in-chief of a print and online Catholic magazine called The Empty Tomb ...

The two Benedictine monks who arrived in Indian Territory on Oct. 12, 1875, came at the request of several Indigenous tribes seeking clergy to staff Catholic churches and open Catholic schools in the ...

EAST HARTFORD, Conn. (WFSB) - The second oldest Catholic church in East Hartford closed on Monday. St. Rose parish is set to go through the process of relegation, a formal Catholic process that ends ...

More than a thousand climate activists and church leaders gathered at the Vatican last week for a summit led by Pope Leo. The Vatican is moving forward with plans to become the first carbon-neutral ...

Justin Hibbard, the mission administrator at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Heber City, Utah, had an idea — a special mass in connection with the death of President Russell M. Nelson. With their ...

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