1291 A custom of the Roman Church facilitated the development of the Western practice: a double anointing with sacred chrism after Baptism.

The Roman Catholic Bishop of Vasai, Thomas D'Souza, has become a victim of phone hacking. On Sunday, D’Souza, who was ...

The long-awaited excavation at the former Bon Secours Mother and Baby Home in Tuam, County Galway in western Ireland, is part of a reckoning in an overwhelmingly Roman Catholic country with a history ...

Pope Leo XIV has called on the Catholic Church to become a beacon to 'illuminate dark nights' and reach out those who prefer 'technology, money, success, power or pleasure' in his first mass ...

Leaders and experts discussed the theme of empowering women and protecting children at the 7th annual Strengthening Families ...

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

Erton Köhler, a Brazil-born pastor known for his innovative approach to evangelism, is the newly elected president of the ...

Here’s what they told us they are reading this summer: ...

When the Western Roman Empire fell, its influence endured - reshaped and reasserted by those eager to carry its mantle. In ...

The U.S. Catholic Church is grappling with a severe priest shortage. So it's noteworthy that the Diocese of Arlington, ...

The Catholic Church observes the feast of John the Baptist on June 24. It is no different in Goa, the former Portuguese ...

The persecution of Christians in Syria, such as the suicide bombing that killed 25 at a Damascus Orthodox church in June, is ...