Holding the event in Dakar was symbolic: the city hosted the first gathering of the region’s Catholic leaders in 1949, and the group’s statutes were adopted there in 1964. Archbishop Waldemar ...

Bruce Lewandowski will officially become Rhode Island’s new Roman Catholic bishop on Tuesday. A Solemn Mass of Installation ...

The three parishes merging are St. John the Baptist in East Brookfield, St. Joseph's Church in North Brookfield and Our Lady ...

Allentown Bishop Alfred Schlert announced new clergy assignments Sunday in the diocese. The annual assignments are designed ...

Tens of thousands came to St. Peter’s Square to mark the official start of the pontificate of the first American to lead the ...

Every year, the Diocesan Bishop works with the Priest Personnel Board to make assignment decisions for the Diocesan clergy.

Bishop Joseph A. Williams announces the following priest personnel changes: Effective May 1, 2025 – Rev. Thomas A. Newton, is ...

Rolwing's calling comes as the Catholic Church in the U.S. faces a serious priest shortage. Between 1970 and 2024, the number of priests fell by more than 40%, from 59,192 to 33,589, according to ...

The new pope opposed letting women serve as deacons but endorsed some of his predecessor’s moves to expand their involvement.

The Catholic bishop of a New Jersey diocese said he would no longer oppose a state grand jury investigation of clergy sexual abuse that the church has been fighting behind closed doors in court ...