WITH the late pope Francis having made many unprecedented moves during his dozen years rule — from blessing people in homosexual relationships and letting non-bishops vote in synods to the ...

(RNS) — A long-simmering dispute over a proposed homeless shelter at a New Jersey church turned ugly last week, as leaders of Toms River voted to try to seize the church’s property.

Catholics around the world are wondering who the papal conclave will elect as pope – and what name the new pontiff will choose for himself, a clue that could hint at the church's future.

DoorDash's "Hay comida en la casa" campaign, which is aimed at Latino consumers, completely misinterprets the intent of the ...

Christ Episcopal Church in Toms River, New Jersey, backed by the Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey and Episcopal Church officials, is preparing to fight the township’s effort to acquire its 11-acre ...

AS WHITE SMOKE BILLOWS OUT THE CHIMNEY OF THE SISTINE CHAPEL, MILLIONS CHEER FOR THE NEW LEADER OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH, CARDINAL ROBERT PRÉVOST, NOW KNOWN AS POPE LEO THE 14TH. HE’S A VERY GOOD ...

He died in 1903 having spent his papacy wrestling the church into the brand-new century. He worked to reconcile science and religion. He opened the Vatican archives to researchers and reopened the ...

People joined together on Friday at the Mass for the Pope at St. Andrew’s Catholic Church in support of the new leader. People in attendance like Juan Garcia who was raised in the Catholic ...

LA Metro took a major step toward creating its own, in-house police department that will soon patrol transit stations, buses and trains in place of local law enforcement by announcing its new ...

Catholic cardinals broke with tradition Thursday and elected the first U.S. pope, making Chicago-born missionary Robert Prevost the 267th pontiff to lead the Catholic Church in a moment of global ...