The Catholic Church opened the solemn Lenten season leading to Easter on Wednesday without the participation of Pope Francis, ...

Tour-guide organization plans customized itineraries for parishes, private groups and high-school students — and runs as ...

Pope Francis' approach to LGBTQ issues marked a major, if mixed, shift in tone for the Catholic Church -- from scorn to ...

Catholic women frustrated over being disenfranchised by the church despite promises of greater recognition are going on ...

Pope Francis’s battle with double pneumonia is the most serious health complication the pontiff has suffered from since ...

Perhaps the most unsung heroes in the world are Catholic sisters who have taken on the role of mothers for children without ...

TORVAIANICA, Italy — Moira Camila Garnica and a group of fellow migrant transgender women have been gathering at their parish ...

People in Rome and the Vatican are relying on their faith as they cope with the daily anxiety waiting to hear about the ...

The Pan-Ukrainian Day of Prayer included a Mass for peace at St. John Lateran Basilica, presided over by Cardinal Baldassarre ...

When the Roman Empire began collapsing, Christianity prevailed and the Roman Catholic Church kept its territories together.