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In the Church’s theological classification and its appalling lived reality, it is not a matter or reflection of faith ...

Pope Francis invited all Catholics this week to get to 'learn about these new saints and ask for their intercession' in ...

"The Church in China is the same as the Catholic Church in other countries of the world: we belong to the same faith, share ...

Yet the symbol didn’t entirely disappear and returned to Christian iconography in the 15th century in two remarkable ways. The first re-emergence involves the Virgin Mary, often depicted holding ...

Six graduate students have made their way to Rome for an assembly of religious leaders along with over 100 students from ...

Encouraging greater "synodal" practices in the Catholic Church should help the church find a greater balance between the ...

The Vatican agency, Fides, has published a brief overview on the global number of Catholics, permanent deacons, seminarians, ...

Yet, for a long time, its popularity did not come with official recognition from the Catholic Church ... 1.7 million Catholics received communion in 2023. On June 24, 1981, six children from ...

WEST LAFAYETTE — Central Catholic senior Ryan Delgatto saw the counter run to the right made by physical 5-foot-11 senior Dawson Martin. But as Martin ran seeking for holes, Delgatto and his ...

It was a surprise on Oct 6 when a mild-mannered Dominican friar based in Oxford was named a cardinal. This brings the number ...