It’s a scene straight out of a horror movie. A 14-year-old girl douses a 15-year-old girl with “liquid from a black canister” ...

Three years after being approved by the U.S. Catholic bishops, updates to the ritual texts for distribution of holy Communion ...

Often it can be difficult to visibly see or feel hope in our midst. That is where this year's season theme — "to hope and act ...

As Catholics, we’re called to vote with a purpose: to promote the common good and protect human life and dignity.

When Catholics venerate saints like Jesus' mother, the Virgin Mary, they call on that individual saint to answer their prayers. Other Christians hold Mary in high regard but do not agree that she or ...

Editor’s Note: Ahead of Respect Life Month, the pro-life committee chair of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops is urging ...

“Surely, the divine way of seeing things will never be one of division, separation or the interruption of dialogue,” the pope told the heads of 32 churches in the Anglican Communion gathered ...

The Catholic Conference of Ohio, which represents bishops from diocesan groups across the state, published a letter Thursday ...

Views vary on other ideas, such as recognizing same-sex marriages. Most see Pope Francis as a change in the church’s ...

At 99, Cardinal Alexandre do Nascimento may have lived to his ripe old age. But Angola is mourning, largely because he had ...

The Catholic bishops of Minnesota recently released a letter encouraging prayer and careful reflection as the faithful ...

In a letter to his Diocese, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem writes: Dear Brothers and Sisters,May the Lord give you ...