COMMENTARY: The newly retired Church leader’s greatest contribution was his work as the principal drafter/editor of the ...

U.S. bishops have stepped gingerly into a disagreement with the Catholic vice president, which follows previous conflict ...

Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory, retiring Archbishop of Washington, D.C., will join Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, Archbishop of Newark ...

As Ivory Coast enters a pivotal election year, Cardinal Ignace Bessi urged Catholic journalists to uphold ethics and ...

The database also includes allegations about Filipino priests who served in the U.S. and priests from other countries — the ...

MALMÖ, Sweden (OSV News) — Pope Francis said he was “deeply saddened” by the tragic shooting in a Swedish school, sending ...

Following that of the Pope, the title of cardinal is the highest dignity in the Catholic Church which was recognized as early as the pontificate of Sylvester I (314-335). Rooted in the Latin word ...

Prohibiting homeschooling parents from using parish facilities can make it more difficult for them to provide a comprehensive ...

During this tumultuous century, the church had assumed more ... the importance of their country in the Catholic world. For example, the first American cardinal, John McCloskey, was created ...

While receiving participants in the jubilee pilgrimage promoted by the Nordic Bishops' Conference, Pope Francis highlighted the increase in the region's faithful. He called on Catholics to persevere ...

Cardinal William Goh of Singapore encouraged Catholic educators to confidently introduce young people to Jesus, assuring them that doing so would provide students with passion, purpose, and meaning in ...