In Japan’s spiritual heartland, tradition meets craftsmanship in miniature form. Artisans in Ise are preserving centuries-old shrine-making by handcrafting sacred replicas for modern homes.

A Catholic diocese has launched its first flagship program aimed at strengthening the preservation of Catholic cultural ...

The Church in the Netherlands is gaining momentum thanks to the “creative minority” of young people rediscovering the ...

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

The Catholic Church ... within the global church, and it’s certainly something that he will need to be paying attention to. Finally, all people who have gone up the hierarchy of the Church ...

Robert Prevost, the Chicago-born missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and took over the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops, was elected the first pope from the United States in the ...

Parish pastor and school superintendent Father Shane Stevens showed kids in grades Pre-K ... While the hierarchy of the Catholic church is already integrated into the curriculum at St. Mary ...

Those customs include a strict hierarchy ... Catholic organizations like the Knights of Columbus instead. “Their principles have always been considered undesirable by the doctrine of the Church ...

Some critics of the process, including traditionalists who defend an all-male clerical hierarchy ... church can stay relevant. The synod’s future and implementation “will be crucial for the ...

Michael Hoffman is what some call a "cradle Catholic ... identifiable children -- and likely "thousands more" unreported -- over the course of seven decades. A hierarchy of church leaders ...

As pontiff, Francis, who died Monday at age 88, sought to bring the Church closer to the people ... lighting up when with children or in an audience with those who were cast aside, living on ...