Pope Francis, marking the Holy Year of the Catholic Church on Thursday, opened the symbolic Holy Door at a prison in Rome, offering a message of hope and ...

First, Stephen explicitly associates his death with Christ’s, repeating two of Jesus’ own words from the cross. He asks that ...

The Communion of Saints is a “Catholic Hall of Fame,” and the late Father Bill Atkinson’s impact on the Catholic Church makes ...

People from all across the DMV spent their Christmas Eve at The Basilica of the National Shrine of Immaculate Conception, the ...

The pope inaugurated the Catholic Church's historic 2025 Jubilee of "Hope" on Christmas Eve at the Vatican in traditional ...

The pope inaugurated the Catholic Church's historic 2025 Jubilee of "Hope" at the Vatican on Christmas Eve in traditional ceremonies before addressing thousands of Catholic faithful the next day.

Sexual abuse scandals, having caused the resignation of the Archbishop of Canterbury, now threaten to derail another senior ...

What does the church specifically say about divorced and remarried individuals? Are they still prohibited from receiving Communion or confession? This issue, which was hotly debated in Rome about ...

The press conference was not only a chance for the Latin patriarch to share an annual Christmas message but also an ...

Cardinal Blase J. Cupich of Chicago is advocating for Catholic faithful to receive holy Communion standing -- the normative ...

Francis’ vision for a ‘synodal’ church is one built on trust and relationships − a dance where partners work together.

The Rev. Chinnappa Pothireddy makes his way down the aisle at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Wilson Township, ...