The Diocese of Scranton plans to permanently shutter St. Adalbert’s Church in Glen Lyon, the last Roman Catholic parish in Newport Twp., as part of continued consolidation plans in response to ...

CNY Central spoke with Bishop Douglas Lucia of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse regarding the announcement. He said: Must admit that when I saw it I was in total shock. I have to admit ...

All Roman Catholics are Christians ... There are an estimated 1.4 billion Catholic adherents around the world. The Catholic News Agency earlier this year reported a slight increase in the number ...

The pope, the Bishop of Rome, is considered a successor to Saint Peter and holds authority over the Catholic Church ... Here's what to know. All Roman Catholics are Christians, but not the ...

Roman Catholic faithful began visiting the tomb of Pope Francis on Sunday, filing past the simple white tomb inside St. Mary Major Basilica in Rome a day after he was bade farewell. A single white ...

They were men gifted with great minds and pastoral hearts, communicating the Gospel and the Catholic faith to all humanity with unfailing concern for souls. "Yet, each man was also conscious of ...

In 2005, Benedict XVI was installed in Rome as the 265th Roman Catholic pope. In 2013, a building that housed clothing factories collapsed in Bangladesh, killing more than 1,000 people.

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 ...

Francis captured the imaginations of believers and non-believers alike. Pope Francis, whose time as head of the Catholic Church was noted for an everyman humility and outreach efforts to people of ...

Pope Francis, who was 88, was the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church. He died earlier today (Easter Monday, April 21) a day after appearing in St Peter's Square to wish a ...

ALBANY — The Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany may close up to one-third of its buildings, due to a “financial and maintenance crisis,” Bishop Edward B. Scharfenberger said in a letter sent ...

READING — Central York boys’ basketball coach Jeff Hoke felt good about his team heading into Wednesday’s second-round clash with District 12 power Roman Catholic in the PIAA Class 6A ...