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Although the IRS recently allowed religious organizations to address their faithful about electoral politics, the Church will ...
“Only through such respectful and compassionate listening can we enter on the paths of true growth and awaken a yearning for ...
But the typical divisions between progressives and conservatives don’t correspond so neatly with the ideological battles within the Vatican and the broader church.
The July 7 event at Canterbury is evidence of a growing interest in shrines, saints and relics in the Church of England, ...
Popes have led the Catholic Church for centuries before Pope Francis took office. There have been 266 popes in the Catholic Church, according to the Vatican.
The Catholic Church "maintains its stance of not endorsing or opposing political candidates," said US Conference of Catholic Bishops spokesperson Chieko Noguchi, following a recent court case in which ...
Those measures have proven crucial for the Roman Catholic Church, said Stan Chu Ilo, an associate professor of Catholic studies at Depaul University in Chicago.
After a fire broke out Thursday at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Maria Stein, the church was declared a loss by a local fire department.
The time has nearly arrived. Six weeks from this Sunday, on Nov. 27, the First Sunday of Advent, the Catholic Church in the United States will begin praying a new English translation of the Mass ...
Roman worship was divided into the public and the private. Families would honor their household spirits while Rome had colleges of official priests to ensure that its actions met with divine approval.
Farrelly sought to bring structure and administrative order. Roman-trained and deferential to Roman authority, he personified a broad change in the style of episcopal leadership that occurred ...
Why did the Pope pick Leo? Here’s why the name is so important in the Catholic Church Pope Leo I tangled with Attila the Hun and won. Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne as the first Holy Roman ...