The Vatican has released a new liturgy for the Mass reflecting concern for the environment, offering prayers, readings and hymns that highlight the church's responsibility to protect the Earth.

Catholic opposition to the death penalty is relatively new in the church’s history, but has helped shape public debate.

Pope Leo XIV has tapped Father Thomas Hennen, vicar general of the Diocese of Davenport, Iowa, to be the next bishop of Baker ...

A sound that has resonated through the chapels and concert halls of Europe for nearly 40 years will soon fill sacred spaces ...

New Washington State law asks clergy to report child abuse heard in confession. Opponents say it's violating the Constitution.

COMMENTARY: The Holy Father’s use of the optional Mass during Ordinary Time should spur priests worldwide to do the same.

To have such a Mass celebrated in the mother church of England was ‘very impressive, very moving. We must pray a lot for the ...

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hartford has agreed to pay a $2.4 million settlement to a man who says he was sexually ...

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