Catholic churches across northern Lake County will merge over the next "several years" into four parishes, the Diocese of Gary said, in an effort to offset the impact of shrinking numbers of ...

The priest allegedly "walked up behind” a woman he knew from his service at the church “and forcibly touched her in the kitchen," according to police.

In some cases, dioceses will borrow money to help pay settlements, including from affiliate organizations and services, but in other cases, they turn to parishes.

They are a day away from becoming Catholic priests, rehearsing for their ordination Mass under the gothic cathedral’s arches. It’s a balmy Friday afternoon in June, and they ...

The Archdiocese of Hamburg published June 5 a “ new framework for sex education in Catholic schools,” which it trumpeted as “sending a clear signal for contemporary, values-based, and ...

The Boston Archdiocese's eucharistic procession started at Piers Park in East Boston, a predominantly working-class neighborhood home to many immigrants from Guatemalan and El Salvador.

Maps show the Iranian sites Israel targeted with airstrikes Friday, including a key nuclear facility in Natanz.

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The name Advent (From the Latin word Adventus, which signifies a coming) is applied, in the Latin Church, to that period of the year, during which the Church requires the faithful to prepare for ...