A Texas bill would allow schools to set aside time for students to pray and study the Bible or other religious texts.

With more than 5 million students, Texas would be the largest state to require such displays. Opponents call mandatory ...

After praying the “ Regina Caeli ” with visitors in St. Peter’s Square May 25, Pope Leo noted that the previous day was the ...

Texas House gives preliminary approval to bill requiring Ten Commandments display in all public school classrooms across the ...

A push to put the Ten Commandments on display in all Texas public school classrooms is closer to reaching Republican Gov.

"My prayers are with the Catholic Church during this historic transition," he also said. "May she experience a fresh move of God, where the centrality and the finished work of Christ define her ...

Father Sosa noted the emotional impact on local Catholics, who immediately began including the new pope in their prayers. "It surprised me because it was on the news that there were a lot of ...

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As the world waits for white smoke to emerge at the Sistine Chapel, more than 6,000 miles away, with no fanfare or oath to secrecy, 8th graders at St. Mel's Catholic School are immersing ...

Thirteen previous leaders of the Catholic Church had gone by the name ... pontiff’s message of openness and unity, and she urged prayer for his success. “It is heartening that His Holiness ...