Father Colgan strongly backed the Union in the Civil War. The 1863 Draft Act – which permitted drafted men to meet their obligation by paying $300 – provoked riots in many poor districts, including ...

The Vatican has elevated the Diocesan Shrine and Parish of St. Paul of the Cross in Marikina City to the rank of a minor ...

The Vatican has approved the elevation of a diocesan shrine in Marikina City to the status of a minor basilica—the first in ...

The death of the trailblazing pope leaves the Catholic ... alongside church leaders and faithful from all over the globe. Francis will then be buried at his beloved Roman Basilica of Santa Maria ...

As Pope Leo assumes leadership of the Roman Catholic Church following the death of Pope Francis, a new Pew Research Center survey reveals that most U.S. Catholics favor sweeping changes to church ...

He called on the Catholic Church to step up and respond to these challenges with moral clarity and bold action. Speaking at the New Synod Hall, the Pope said the Catholic Church has faced similar ...

Pope Leo XIV has been elected as the leader of the Roman Catholic Church, and the job comes with a $33,000 monthly paycheck.That pay stacks up to the salaries of U.S. presidents and university ...

The Roman Catholic Church chooses its leader the way American political parties used to choose their presidential nominees at conventions. The electorate is tiny, supercharged by its members ...

Bishop Robert Barron of the Diocese of Winona-Rochester joins Morning ... Pope Leo XIV and why he says Pope Leo will lift up the church.May 9, 2025 ...

INSKEEP: You alluded to the rise of nationalism. Now, I don't want to overstate the difference of opinion between the Roman Catholic Church and political conservatives in the United States on an ...

"Together with the faithful, Cardinal Stephen Chow, Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong ... ministry as the Supreme Pastor of the Roman Catholic Church." Colten Yam, assistant professor ...

In 2015, Pope Francis appointed him bishop for the Diocese of Chiclayo in Peru ... considered to be on the periphery of the Catholic Church. The College of Cardinals, which had few representatives ...