Faithfully practicing Catholics are certainly part of this shift. Some might find that fact counter-intuitive, even troubling. After all, tattoos, alternative piercings, and the like have long ...

tattoos are a way to express their inner life, much like a pendant or bracelet for older Catholics and others. For some people, tattoos are a way to express their inner life, much like a pendant ...

The reasons for this have to do with the way the Catholic Church defines sacramentals, and the nature of tattoos, he added. According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, sacramentals are ...

Pope Francis has made it clear that employees of the Fabric of St. Peter must profess the Catholic faith, wear decent and appropriate clothing, and not have visible tattoos or piercings ...

He added that the church — parts of which have frowned upon tattoos — had to "learn to be sexy" if it wanted to keep attracting followers. The number of people leaving the Catholic church in ...