What the Catechism of the Catholic Church says on "Purgatory:" 1031. "The Church gives the name Purgatory to this final purification of the elect, which is entirely different from the punishment ...

This church became known as the Coptic church because Copt is the Arabic and Greek word for Egyptian. Before the Moslem invasion in 641 the Copts fell into heresy due to their rejection of the ...

The Catholic Church has unveiled a new cartoon mascot known as “Luce,” and the raincoat-clad anime girl has already made a splash online. Luce has been embraced and denounced by the extremely ...

This report shows that religious repression of the Catholic Church in China has intensified since the 2018 China-Vatican agreement on the appointment of bishops. It identifies and discusses the ...

His staff also included Roger Baudier, author of the comprehensive history of the Catholic Church in Louisiana. Catholic Action was designed originally to be a monthly newspaper, but within a year it ...

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 ...

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 ...

27 Mass closing the synod. Pope Francis' three-year consultation on the future of the Catholic Church concluded on Oct. 26, outlining the institution's challenges and proposing ways for all the ...

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 have come together to celebrate ...

I encourage other religious institutions within the Catholic Church to meet their responsibilities and take accountability," said the victims' attorney Morgan A. Stewart. Dean Fioresi is a web ...

After tracking down an advance copy, he discovered to his horror that it featured a self-flagellating albino assassin used by the Catholic organisation ... of the Catholic Church, but exert ...