At the Protestant Revolution, rood screens were demolished and altar rails became the boundary markers between the nave and the sanctuary. Catholic practice followed. That the altar rails also served ...

As white smoke poured from the Sistine Chapel chimney at 6:08 p.m. May 8 in Vatican City, University of Iowa Catholic Studies ...

A group of young Catholics attend Mass every weekday at noon at the Princeton University Chapel. The members of the Catholic ...

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At a retreat during his sophomore year in high school in 2013, Deacon Randy Skeate realized the Lord had a unique plan for ...

A performance inside a German cathedral earlier this month that featured raw, plucked chickens wrapped in diapers onstage has prompted the church and municipal leaders to apologize that the ...

Since the Middle Ages, the Holy See has positioned itself as the preeminent mediator for international conflicts regardless ...

The election of Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Francis Prevost, as the first American pope marks a historic moment for the Catholic Church. Yet, to define him solely by his Chicago roots would be to ...

Chicago Cardinal says when Pope Leo XIV is ready to travel to the United States, he will push for a Chicago stop.

Tens of thousands of people are streaming into St. Peter's Square for the formal installation service of history's first American pope.

Vatican City | Pope Leo XIV, history's first American pope, vowed on Sunday to work for unity so that the Catholic Church becomes a sign of peace ... evocative symbols and a dose of modern-day ...

Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope, vowed on Sunday to work for unity so that the Catholic Church becomes a sign of peace in the ... evocative symbols and a dose of modern-day celebrity. US vice ...