On Oct. 17, the Roman Catholic Church remembers the early Church Father, bishop, and martyr St. Ignatius of Antioch, whose writings attest to the sacramental and hierarchical nature of the Church ...

It may surprise most people to know that there are many different rites within the Catholic Church ... sacraments are to be celebrated. As the early Church grew and spread, it celebrated the ...

This report shows that religious repression of the Catholic Church in China has intensified since the 2018 China-Vatican agreement ... several currently persecuted bishops on this list also suffered ...

By 1867 it had either expired or was in financial difficulties, and Archbishop Jean Marie Odin called a meeting of Catholic leaders to found a new paper. * THE MORNING STAR (1868-1930) was by far the ...

An international team of archaeologists has revealed a "remarkable" early Christian church in Egypt ... impact on the discussion of the history of early Christianity," Ratzan said in the NYU ...

More AP Photo/Omar Havana The settlement comes amid continued scrutiny of the Catholic Church's handling of sexual abuse cases worldwide. Pope Francis' recent visit to Belgium, where leaders ...

The settlements have been financially crushing for Catholic dioceses across the country. To finance them, they’ve sold vast swaths of church property and in some cases exhausted or relinquished ...

As The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints nears the bicentennial of its founding in 1830, the Church History Museum and The Center for Latter-day Saint Arts ... Because there are periods ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. The Archdiocese of Los Angeles has agreed to pay $880 million to victims of clergy sexual abuse dating back ...

It’s the old maxim, whether it’s church history or other history: those who refuse to study history are doomed to repeat it. Virtually every heresy we face today is a rehash of some heresy that the ...

This series provides an in-depth exploration of church history while also being accessible and engaging for readers. Volume 1 covers the early church fathers (first through sixth century), volume 2 ...