One of the oldest churches in RI, it's been shuttered for more than a decade due to the need for costly repairs. Now, there's ...

The Church in the Netherlands is gaining momentum thanks to the “creative minority” of young people rediscovering the Catholic faith, Cardinal Willem Eijk said. Though Eijk considers the ...

Tensions remain over the balance between what the church says violates the sacramental seal of confession and a duty to report child abuse or neglect. The Catholic church has been wracked by a ...

In the midst of a rainy day, it was all sunshine and rainbows for Elyria Catholic. The top-seeded Panthers put it all together and made quick work of No. 23 Akron Coventry for a 16-1 win in five ...

What no one saw coming was that somewhere across years of this essentially sectarian conflict, the American Catholic Church, still reeling from endemic molestations and cover-ups, began looking ...

They focus on a sweet, sentimental travesty of the Catholic religion — a kind of Hallmark greeting-card version of the faith. In other words, it is the Church of Nice, not the Church of Nicaea.

The Archdiocese of Ottawa-Cornwall is concerned that heritage designations for two of its Ottawa churches would be more of a burden than a blessing. Last Tuesday, the city's built heritage ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — The Most Rev. Bruce Lewandowski has begun his ministry as Rhode Island’s new Roman Catholic bishop ... Dozens of priests and church leaders were in attendance ...

Catholic churches in Brookfield and East Brookfield are set to close and one of them will merge with churches in West Brookfield and North Brookfield to form a single parish, according to a letter ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV, history’s first American pope, vowed Sunday to work for unity so that the Catholic Church becomes a symbol of peace in the world, offering a message of ...

But he isn't just the leader of the Catholic Church. He's also the head of the Holy See, the central governing body of Vatican City. The territory is home to almost 900 people and covers 0.5 ...

Delivering his homily - a key moment in the service for the new pope to signal his priorities - Leo said there was no room in the Catholic Church for “religious propaganda” or power plays ...