But steep pro-Palestinian sentiment, an aging population and the departure of the spiritual leader are all challenges.

Lough Derg is renowned among the faithful for its physically grueling but spiritually uplifting three-day pilgrimage.

Not all that many years ago, the Ozarks were home to a flourishing anti-Catholic press, and when people who had parked at supermarkets or at malls returned to their cars, they’d not infrequently find ...

Rochester to close St. John Nepomucene and St. Casimir churches in July. Decree with reasoning to be published in late June.

The Catholic leaders of Leo’s hometown hold out hope that the new pope can help turn around ailing finances and a shortage of ...

Joe and Jill Biden attended mass in Wilmington, Del., on Friday to mark the 10th anniversary of the death of their son Beau.

More than 60,000 pilgrims from 120 countries will be in Rome this weekend to participate in the Jubilee of Families, Children ...

The previous Pope Leo emphasized the Catholic Church's responsibility to care for the poor and support workers' rights.

It’s good to have goals. In college, the main goal is to graduate and get a job. When Erin Gardner began her studies at The ...

The historic links between Guinness' St. James’s Gate in Dublin and the Catholic pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela, in ...

Father Colgan strongly backed the Union in the Civil War. The 1863 Draft Act – which permitted drafted men to meet their obligation by paying $300 – provoked riots in many poor districts, including ...