More than just superstition, the trend indicates their search for guidance, understanding, and a sense of community.

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In Spain, about a million people have participated in the annual pilgrimage honoring the Rocío Virgin, a Catholic icon of the ...

VATICAN CITY — 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 communion ...

The House of Representatives has unanimously passed a resolution congratulating Pope Leo XIV on his election as the 267th ...

Henry VIII and Donald Trump both challenged elite institutions—Oxford and Harvard—to control narratives and demand loyalty.

The Roman Catholic Church traces its origin to the apostles and specifically to Peter. They are by far the largest denomination of Christianity with more than 1.2 billion Roman Catholic believers ...

I traveled to Rome to accept an award for my recently published novel, The Accidental Jesus. The event would cap this year’s ...

The Rev. David Tracy, who died on April 29, was a monumental figure in American Catholicism, renowned as a teacher, scholar, ...