Nine in 10 religious men and women say a Marian devotion ‘positively impacted’ them while discerning a vocation.

However, the percentage of people affiliated with a religious congregation is decreasing, and those who do attend are increasingly politically conservative. Rank and file Catholics are very divided on ...

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Two people were killed and several others including the parish priest were injured after the Holy Family Church in northern Gaza was hit by an Israeli strike on ...

The Bozeman Bucks won 3-1 on Wednesday to salvage the final game of a three-game series at the Kalispell Lakers.

The Catholic Encyclopedia describes the situation this way: "Within the Catholic Church ... Canonical rites, which are of equal dignity, enjoy the same rights, and are under the same obligations.

The first class of 32 students will be taught by five teachers in the fall of 2007 at a temporary location on the campus of Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Lander.