African outreach was among Pope Francis' legacies, religious observers say, with the late pontiff’s mission of hope and mercy inspiring fervor among the continent’s young people in visits to nations ...

(RNS) — ‘The Catholic Church recognizes service to people on the margins as corporal works of mercy that are cornerstones of Christianity,’ the legal complaint reads. (RNS) — Taking a cue from the ...

The election of Pope Leo XIV earlier this month has — at least according to Google search data — has led to a renewed interest in people searching for information on how to ‘become Catholic.’ A young ...

Philosopher Peter Kreeft, like Augustine, gains a reading from both sides of the Reformation. Kreeft wrote that Augustine (AD 354–430) is “the major bridge between Catholics and Protestants. No other ...

Ghazal Marzban, a Catholic woman, is on hunger strike in Evin prison in Tehran as arrests of Christians jumped from 139 in ...

The Catholic-Protestant debate has been a feature of social media since its inception. But in recent weeks, previously civil exchanges have devolved into an increasingly acrimonious tit-for-tat. To be ...

What happens when religious Zionists sit down with Catholic theologians to discuss God’s promise of land to the Jewish people? With the right scholars and activists, a timely and valuable book.

Dubai’s climate of tolerance is real, but measured. Catholics can worship freely on parish grounds, run schools and catechism programs, but public religious visibility remains tightly circumscribed. A ...