Pope Francis sought to empower women and laity in synods, fueling conservatives' worry about LGBTQ+ inclusion and women's ...

Following the death of Pope Francis, a cardinal from the United States has become acting head of the Vatican until a new ...

Vatican City — Pope Francis changed the Catholic Church's teaching in areas such as the death penalty and nuclear weapons, ...

Key events in the life of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who became Pope Francis and died on Monday:Dec. 17, 1936: Jorge Mario ...

Celebrating his first Easter Vigil as the new archbishop of Washington, Cardinal Robert W. McElroy said that Jesus, through ...

For the first time in almost 10 years, Christians of all stripes will be celebrating Easter, which commemorates the resurrection of Jesus, on the same Sunday: April 20. Easter falls on the first ...

As the liturgy drew to a close and the congregation departed in silence, Cardinal McElroy’s homily left the faithful with ...

OCIA is the Order of Christian Initiation for Adults, previously called the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults, or RCIA.

Hundreds of Christians sheltering at Gaza's only Catholic church - and receiving essential support ... as are all the Christians in the Holy Land." Both Christian compounds in Gaza have been impacted ...

Their al-Masirah satellite news channel showed images of the damaged home and people receiving care in a hospital ... Eid al-Fitr at the end of the holy Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.

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