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 on Tuesday added the Sept. 5 feast of St. Teresa of Calcutta to the Catholic Church’s liturgical calendar as an ...

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

The Jubilee aims to reinforce the living dialogue between the Church and artists, ensuring faith and art inspire and ...

Mater Dolorosa Retreat Center retreat house, damaged during the Eaton Fire, reopened Feb. 7, only to be evacuated on Thursday ...

As sex abuse scandals continue to haunt the Catholic Church, many dioceses are turning to Chapter 11 as a way to settle ...

Mr Francis Awan Ndago, Bongo Local Manager of Catholic Schools who made the call said teachers played critical role in shaping up learners and stressed that it was important for the relationship ...