BETHLEHEM, West Bank - The nuns of "Le Creche," the only orphanage in Bethlehem, have raised generations of children in this biblical town. But only four aging nuns remain, down from a dozen 30 years ...

"There are two groups of people who attend Old Catholic churches. The first are those who are not happy with the Roman Catholic Church and the second group of people were not attending any church ...

(RNS) In the North American Old Catholic Church, priests practice a brand of Catholicism that most Catholics wouldn’t recognize. There are married gay priests, open Communion and no allegiance to Rome ...

For Kyle Januszewski, Our Lady of Consolation Old Catholic Church fills a void. “I grew up Catholic,” he said. “One day, a visiting priest talked about the moral decay of society. He was gay-bashing.” ...

of the old Catholic Cemetery. This was quite a surprise to me as I didn't know we had an old Catholic Cemetery. I thought everyone was buried in the city cemetery until after the Civil War. But no!