One of the most frequently asked questions is why the Catholic Church recognizes the validity of marriages performed in ...

While it may appear that the Church in Nicaragua is buckling under pressure, it is holding out within the limits of what it ...

VATICAN CITY (OSV News) — The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith has established a procedure for both priests and lay faithful connected to the Society of St. Pius X to return to Catholic ...

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As hundreds of lace-laden priests processed into an ornate Mass July 2 on a hillside in the Swiss Alps, the bishops leading the line, their clergy and the 6,000 lay faithful bowed in prayer around ...

Father Crépin Martial Monga, pastor of St. John the Baptist Zémio Parish in the Bangassou diocese in the Central African Republic, was killed June 29 as he returned to his rectory. A parishioner ...

The U.S. Supreme Court has quietly shut the door on New Orleans attorney Richard Trahant’s last big appeal, leaving him tagged with a $400,000 sanction tied to his effort to alert a Catholic high ...

GLOUCESTER — The Rev. Ben Madu, a Catholic priest and Nigerian national, has comforted the sick and spread the gospel at Salem Hospital and three understaffed churches on Cape Ann for several years.

Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh Bishop Mark Eckman ordained five men to the priesthood during a Mass of Ordination on June 27 at St. Paul Cathedral in Oakland. The new priests and their home parishes ...

Santa Maria delle Grazie (Our Lady of Grace) parish in the small Italian town of Casalba has found itself in the media spotlight after a statue of St. Padre Pio appeared to show a tear of blood ...

A war of words has erupted in Chicago after prominent South Side priest Father Michael Pfleger blasted President Donald Trump over his response to a violent Juneteenth weekend that left at least six ...