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 ...

we asked our readers to submit their views on the Catholic Church. Bill Fox (66), a retired clinical psychologist from Co Sligo, says he is “very proud to be a Roman Catholic in Ireland today”.

All Roman Catholics are ... with the Eastern Orthodox Church and then again with the 16th-century Protestant Reformation. There are an estimated 1.4 billion Catholic adherents around the world.

Syracuse, N.Y. — The Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse ... a scandal that has rocked the church for decades. Headquartered in Syracuse, the diocese covers seven counties with nearly 200,000 ...

Rather than reflexively corralling the cardinals into a Conclave to elect his successor, I propose a wholesale institutional reset to maximize the Roman Catholic Church’s usefulness. Francis’ agenda ...

Pope Francis, head of the Catholic Church, dies after serving almost 12 years Pope Francis, the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church, died Monday at the age of 88 due to a stroke and cardiac ...

There is a spike in converts to the Roman Catholic Church as young adults reportedly ... One particular diocese in Fort Worth, Texas, has seen spikes in numbers, where the number of converts ...

With the death of Pope Francis, announced by the Vatican on Monday, the Roman Catholic Church will begin elaborate rituals steeped in tradition that mark the end of one papacy and lead to the ...

Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, has died, the Vatican said in a video statement on Monday. He was 88, and had survived a serious bout of double pneumonia.

history’s first Latin American pontiff who overcame resistance to reshape the Roman Catholic Church, died on Easter Monday. He was 88. “I join with all of the faithful in the Diocese of ...