The diocese now vigorously screens candidates for the priesthood and immediately removes any clergy member credibly accused ...

In a quiet corner of this Oxfordshire town, the small Catholic ... Diocese, and a small but significant minority elsewhere, giving England the world's largest concentration of married Roman ...

Pope Francis appointed Edward Weisenburger to lead the 900,000 Catholics in the Archdiocese of Detroit, where he will be the sixth archbishop.

The imposition of hands is rightly recognized by the Catholic tradition as the origin ... 101 1291 A custom of the Roman Church facilitated the development of the Western practice: a double ...

Bishop David Tencer, known for his Capuchin beard, talks about the diversity of the Catholic flock in Reykjavik and why the ...

The latest wave of consolidations in the Diocese of Joliet follows other controversial closings in recent years. While "budgetary issues" are cited as among the factors, church officials refuse to ...

Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of an influential Peruvian bishop, who has come under criticism for not doing ...

Pope Francis appointed Tuesday a new leader of the Catholic Church in metro Detroit, naming Bishop Edward J. Weisenburger of Tucson, Arizona, as the next Archbishop of Detroit, replacing Allen ...

The Vatican decided to restore the ancient practice of permanent deacons after the Second Vatican Council in 1967 but ...

The Roman Catholic Church has consistently condemned abortion — the direct and purposeful taking of the life of the unborn child. In principle, Catholic Christians believe that all life is ...

The heart of St. Roque lay in the display case in front of me. It still held the power of life and evangelization, announcing ...

The Trump administration reversed a policy last month on sensitive locations, now allowing ICE agents to raid places of ...