But St Francis Xavier Chapel, which has a strong claim to be the oldest surviving Catholic church in sub-Saharan Africa, ...

By Anne Marie Amacher The Catholic Messenger The late Pope Francis proclaimed 2025 as a Jubilee Year of Hope. He ...Read More ...

Once he came back to the Midwest, he held many Spanish masses at St. Mary’s. “Many of our priests can read the mass in ...

Peruvians have expressed pride and surprise in one of their own becoming pontiff. Augustinians in the country have expressed ...

Zurek of the Catholic Diocese of Amarillo paid tribute to Francis during a live address, reflecting on his legacy of mercy, humility and a deep commitment to spreading the faith. Mourners gathered ...

Then in 2022, the diocese agreed to pay $87.5 million to settle claims involving clergy sex abuse with some 300 accusers — one of the largest cash settlements involving the Catholic church in ...

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Members of New Jersey's Supreme Court sounded skeptical at times Monday about the effort of a Catholic diocese to stop the state from empaneling a grand jury to investigate clergy ...

TRENTON — Members of New Jersey’s Supreme Court sounded skeptical at times Monday about the effort of a Catholic diocese to stop the state from empaneling a grand jury to investigate clergy ...

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A Catholic diocese wants to stop New Jersey from trying to empanel a grand jury to investigate allegations of clergy sexual abuse, with arguments before the state’s high ...

It is among five area Catholic schools still in existence that were run directly by the diocese until the early 1990s, when they became independent entities governed by boards of trustees.