When the Roman Empire began collapsing, Christianity prevailed and the Roman Catholic Church kept its territories together.

The Catholic Church’s ban on wigs in the 18th century was as revealing of attitudes towards disability as vanity and sanctity ...

Pope Francis will be visiting Belgium on a trip starting Thursday, facing a flock ravaged by countless scandals of priest ...

The head of the Vatican’s doctrine office will hold a press conference Thursday about the “spiritual experience” at the ...

He was not only the lone Catholic to do so, but being the richest man in the colonies, Carroll was putting his entire fortune ...

Learning about freedom of religion is part of responsible citizenship, writes Pastor Paul E. Capetz, a contributing columnist ...

The Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia will hold its annual Reporting and Benefit Event, “Engaging the Core,” on ...

A new book charts the history of pet cemeteries and honors the universal experience of grieving an animal companion ...

Each week in Christian history brings anniversaries of impressive milestones, unforgettable tragedies, amazing triumphs, ...

There are no winners or losers in the recent church closings by the Buffalo Diocese of the Catholic Church. The Catholic Church isn’t the only denomination struggling under the weight of declining ...

We can’t pick and choose which teachings of the church we accept and which ones annoy us, and we can see, from the model of ...