In Japan’s spiritual heartland, tradition meets craftsmanship in miniature form. Artisans in Ise are preserving centuries-old ...

As Leo’s past record of handling clergy sexual abuse cases comes under scrutiny, victims of the now-disgraced group are ...

Pope Leo XIV made plenty of enemies helping dismantle a powerful Catholic movement whose leaders physically, sexually, ...

Pope Leo XIV's record handling sex abuse cases while he was an Augustinian superior and bishop in Peru has come under renewed ...

Those customs include a strict hierarchy and a variety of ceremonies ... Along the way, they learn the language, rites, and beliefs of the “craft,” engaging in rituals that harken to Biblical ...

or the Vatican’s governing hierarchy, and to shore up its many budget shortfalls. Francis’ initiative was bold: He was essentially betting that donors would be happy to openly fund church ...

Any male baptized in the Roman Catholic church is eligible to serve as pope. The conclave is highly secretive, and the candidates do not publicly campaign for the position. The pope is the leader ...

learning church songs and doing crafts inspired by the Sunday readings. Meetings and catechesis classes like the ones her children attended have benefited the most from Pope Francis’ official ...

Rising to cover the previously exposed brick wall, the arch will frame the original cross of Christ, securing its prominence in the sanctuary's visual hierarchy. For the arch's embellishments ...

“One of the great sins we have had is ‘masculinizing’ the church,” Pope Francis admitted to the International ... but would have to carefully craft the nerve endings of our bodies to specifications so ...

Over time, he came to know the Lord in a personal way through the Society for the Salvation of Souls, a Coptic revivalist group that chooses to remain in the Orthodox church while reaching the ...

Pastor Hardwick (Disability and the Church) delivers a searing indictment of the ableist theology that has fueled racial bias in the American church and society. According to the author ...