The imposition of hands is rightly recognized by the Catholic tradition as the origin ... 101 1291 A custom of the Roman Church facilitated the development of the Western practice: a double ...

Steve Burns, 43, a mechanical engineer who lives in Avon Lake, Ohio, was raised a Free Methodist. His wife, Corrine, 42, a ...

His election reflected a broader geographical shift in the church. Although the Vatican has been Catholicism’s spiritual and ...

Thousands of Catholics are making the trek to a historic adobe church in the hills of northern New Mexico as part of a Holy ...

The Roman Catholic Church has consistently condemned abortion — the direct and purposeful taking of the life of the unborn child. In principle, Catholic Christians believe that all life is ...

Pope Francis has ordered the suppression of the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae, a Peru-based lay movement active across Latin ...

Jordi Faulí I Oller is currently the head architect of the basilica, the seventh to hold the position. Several architects who ...

Pope Francis advanced the sainthood causes of one woman and five men, including Antoni Gaudí, the Spanish architect who ...

Manila, Philippines—Scores of penitents whipped themselves bloody under a scorching Philippine sun while others were nailed to crosses in a polarizing ...

Mr Donatus Atanga Akamugri, the Upper East Regional Minister, has appealed to the Catholic Church to lend its influential voice and moral authority to efforts to bring lasting peace to Bawku. Speaking ...

More than a century after her death, a Catholic nun known as Veronica of the Passion is venerated for her mission to transform women's education in India. On Holy Week, the most sacred time of year ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Saudi Arabia from April 22-23, 2025, marking his third official trip. This visit, at the invitation of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, builds upon ...