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

Peter is then told to put on his cloak. The robe in Scripture is often equated with righteousness. Thus the instruction of ...

Although the IRS recently allowed religious organizations to address their faithful about electoral politics, the Church will ...

USCCB Director of Public Affairs Chieko Noguchi released a statement to announce that the Church will not endorse political ...

Final rites of Mar Aprem Metropolitan, Archbishop of Chaldean Syrian Church, held in Thrissur with State honours.

The Catholic Church “maintains its stance of not endorsing or opposing political candidates,” said U.S. Conference of ...

ROME -- Pope Leo XIV celebrated on Wednesday what has been dubbed the first “green” papal Mass, using a new set of prayers ...

ROME — Pope Leo XIV celebrated on Wednesday what has been dubbed the first “green” papal Mass, using a new set of prayers ...

The pope needed an electric vehicle he could take abroad without having to take it apart for transport. Club Car obliged.

For 400 years, most popes escaped the Roman summer in the hilltop town of Castel Gandolfo, Italy. Then Francis stopped going, ...

The Catholic Church will continue to allow blessings for same-sex couples — but not recognition for their unions as ...

ROME -- Pope Leo XIV signaled commitment to continuing the fight against clergy sexual abuse by appointing France's Bishop ...