Mechelen, a town of 85,000 just north of Brussels is the Roman Catholic center of Belgium. It has two dozen churches, several huddled close to St. Rumbold’s cathedral with its UNESCO World ...

During the tenures of bishops RICHARD GILMOUR (1872-91) and IGNATIUS F. HORSTMANN (1892-1908), the Catholic population of Cleveland grew rapidly, primarily as a consequence of the flood of job-seeking ...

The first Roman Catholic Holy Year is believed to have been instigated by Pope Boniface in 1300. The last ordinary Holy Year was held in 2000 under Pope John Paul II.

Polish abortion rights activists have opened a center across from the parliament building in Warsaw where women can have abortions with pills, either alone or with other women ...

USA TODAY. Pope Francis, the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church, dies at 88. Posted: April 21, 2025 | Last updated: April 21, 2025. Pope Francis, the first pope born outside of Europe in over ...

VATICAN CITY - Roman Catholic cardinals begin their conclave to elect the Church's 267th pope on Wednesday. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

In this article, we will take a look at the 25 countries with the highest catholic population in the world. If you want to skip our detailed analysis, you can go directly to 5 Countries With The ...

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with Christopher White, Vatican correspondent for National Catholic Reporter, about what Pope Francis has achieved in the 10 years he's led the Catholic Church.

Pope Francis formally permitted Roman Catholic priests to bless same-sex couples on Monday, in a significant shift in the church’s approach to LGBTQ+ people. The blessings may be carried out ...

The birth of the Holy Roman Empire—and the unlikely king who ruled it. The fall of Rome led to chaos in Western Europe. Enter Carolus Magnus, more commonly known as Charlemagne, who sought to ...

The Vatican is the smallest independent state in the world and residence of the spiritual leadership of the Roman Catholic Church. Its territory is surrounded by the Italian capital city Rome, and ...