The origin of piñatas in Mexico not only has something to do with an ancient god of war but also a seasonal religious ...

Celebrating almost six decades of Catholic-Methodist theological dialogue, the Vatican publishing house has released a book summarizing the issues dialogue members have agreed on and briefly outlined ...

Mexicans' devotion to Our Lady of Guadalupe — an apparition of the Virgin Mary — extends beyond religion. It became central ...

Nativity scenes at some churches are sparking fierce debates. At Lake Street Church in Evanston, Illinois, the baby Jesus ...

Hundreds of thousands of worshippers are braving the cold tonight to celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, one of the ...

Thousands of people are making a pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Des Plaines starting Thursday. Thursday ...

When Mario Puzo wrote 'The Godfather' in 1969, his goal wasn’t to glorify the Mafia but to portray power in its most intimate ...

Jerome Dennis Elliott Sr., a Korean War era codebreaker and longtime paper industry executive who became a major supporter of Baltimore’s Little Italy community, died Nov. 7 at 94.

The story of how the matron saint of Mexico came to be started almost 500 years ago. Legend says a man named Juan Diego in ...

A $1 million offer for the former Loretto Home senior living facility could help the state’s largest religious denomination and a local housing nonprofit — but comes with conditions.

Dr. Peter Kadeli, the Director of Choral Activities and Head of the Sacred Music Academic Area at The Catholic University of ...

I could not have imagined the American political religious landscape could ever so closely resemble that of 1933 Germany.