Earlier this year, Pope Francis named the Rev. Emil Kapaun 'venerable,' bringing him one step closer to canonization. The ...

In a March 27 executive order, Trump alleged that Smithsonian exhibits had disparaged the nation’s history via a “divisive, ...

Target announced in January that it would phase out a handful of DEI initiatives, including a program designed to help Black ...

Pope Francis was a man of the people. Will the next pope be?

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — A diverse cast of cardinals gathering at the Vatican for Pope Francis’ funeral will soon turn to voting ...

I feel proud as an Argentine and as a Christian, that we had an Argentine pope,' said one Argentine American. 'But most of ...

The Supreme Court is deciding a case brought by parents who say books taught in school violate their religious rights.

President Trump’s presence at the Vatican funeral marks a rare moment of reverence amid a complex relationship with the late ...

It’s one of the most prominent religious orders in the Catholic Church, with approximately 15,000 priests, brothers and ...

After years of scrambling to preserve the community and the church’s mission during renovations, the church now wants to get ...

Francis’ 12-year reign saw small steps advancing women in the church. We may not know for years what the aims of a new papacy ...

Pope Francis prays at the beginning of the third day of a conference at the Vatican on dealing with sex abuse by priests, Feb ...