He has welcomed LGBTQ individuals and supported the expansion of female leadership in religious roles. Will he be the next ...

Pope Francis, 88, died on Monday, leaving Catholics in mourning. Here's a look at NJ's Catholic population in the wake of the pope's passing.

A Catholic church in Queens was engulfed in flames less than 24 hours before worshippers were set to gather for Easter Sunday mass. The fire broke out at Saint Edmund Church of the Holy Trinity ...

Pope Francis died. Despite the longest hospitalization of his papacy earlier this year, he managed to greet the Easter crowd at the Vatican on Sunday — the world was buoyed by his recovery. That he ...

Gloucester Catholic, No. 1 in the NJ.com Top 20, made the lengthy trek north up the Turnpike and I-287 to meet No. 10 Delbarton, which is a near two-hour ride each way. There were no signs of rust ...

“My wife and I sent a wedding invite to Pope Francis for fun when we were engaged and this was the Vatican’s response,” they wrote in a subreddit, along with a photo of the letter they received. The ...

What the Catechism of the Catholic Church says on "Purgatory:" 1031. "The Church gives the name Purgatory to this final purification of the elect, which is entirely different from the punishment ...

Brendan Keown went 3-for-4 with three singles, two RBI and a run scored for Oratory in its 6-2 win against Union Catholic in Summit. Union Catholic (6-3) led 1-0 after the top of the second inning ...

They've been called a cult, accused of coercive fundraising, and legally disbanded in Japan. But in Japan, the church has ...

The Roman Catholic Church has consistently condemned abortion — the direct and purposeful taking of the life of the unborn child. In principle, Catholic Christians believe that all life is ...