Within Roman Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, and similar traditions, formal blessings of the church are performed by bishops, priests, and sometimes deacons, but as in many other religions, anyone ...

Deacon Kris Ringwall from St. Patrick in Oak Grove said that “Laudato Si’ On Care for Our Common Home” is not an encyclical that many people know about. If he walked up and asked someone about it, he ...

The Rev. James Kelly baptized and married thousands of people, ministered to the ill at hospitals, and traveled the world.

The Diocese of Arlington, Virginia, recently ordained 12 new Catholic priests in a joyful Mass at its cathedral.

The Loretto Community traces its roots to the mid-1980s, when a businessman and permanent deacon from Salzburg, Austria, first visited Medjugorje.

During the Mass of Priesthood Ordination at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception on June 21, 2025 ...

At a time when the U.S. Catholic Church is grappling with a severe shortage of priests, the Diocese of Arlington, Virginia, ...

News about Roman Catholic Church, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

At a time when the U.S. Catholic Church is grappling with a severe shortage of priests, the Diocese of Arlington, Virginia, ...

Ask a permanent deacon about his primary role in the Catholic Church, and he’ll tell you it’s to serve the poor, the sick, the imprisoned and the lonely. But in ...

DeSales Media, in conjunction with the Diocese of Brooklyn, hosted its celebration of Catholic schools at Maimonides Park in ...