Once banished by Protestant churches as part of the sweeping changes wrought by the Reformation 500 years ago, indulgences — ...

1946: Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini was canonized by Pope Pius XII as the first American saint. The Italian-American nun ...

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) elected its new president on Saturday, as the politically ...

Father Étienne Bakaba — a journalist and singer — has urged President Paul Biya to announce his decision not to seek ...

In his ongoing battle with Harvard University, Donald Trump has, on more than one occasion, raised the question of the school's tax exemption. Such a designation is, of course, vital to any "not for ...

The Holy Father invited a large group of teachers and young people from Denmark, England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales to the ...

Today in History for July 7: In 1438, the decrees of Basel were adopted by the Roman Catholic Church. They restricted the authority of the popes and imposed a degree of accountability on the cardinals ...

When relationships between bishops and laypeople are distorted — when bishops are rejected or isolated — it is the entire ...

Christians at the Council of Nicaea settled the foundational question of Jesus' nature at the Council of Nicaea 1700 years ...

Now, in an effort to boost severely plummeting enrollment numbers, the 177-year-old institution on Lower Main Street in Wailuku is reinventing itself, adding programs that include a new sports academy ...

Hundreds of community members gathered at St. Joseph Catholic Church to demand the release of Pascual Pedro Pedro, a 20-year-old construction worker and West Li ...

Parishioners and community members gathered at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church on Sunday for the church's 122nd ...