Sichko is one of hundreds of such missionaries appointed by Francis. They are assigned to travel the world spreading kindness ...

WASHINGTON (RNS) — A historic Black church whose Black Lives Matter sign was destroyed by members of the extremist group ...

The logo was made by the Salvadoran artist Christian Chavarría Ayala, who placed Christ in the center of the cross. A news brief published by L'Osservatore Romano (LOR) in early October ...

MANILA, Philippines — A United States-based watchdog on Wednesday launched an online database on more than 80 Roman Catholic priests who have been accused of sexually abusing minors in the ...

ROME — Pope Francis has taken the remarkable step of dissolving a Peruvian-based Catholic movement, the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae, after years of attempts at reform and a Vatican investigation.

Criminology 36:859-866. Poston, Dudley L. Jr. 1990. "Voluntary and Involuntary Childlessness Among Catholic and Non-Catholic Women: Are the Patterns Converging?" Social Biology 37:251-265. Poston, ...

In early January, Catholic news outlets released a reminder that Catholics are eligible for special indulgences this year. Indulgences are pardons believed to eliminate earthly suffering or time ...