Southport's Town Hall Gardens was the focal point of public mourning, as people came to place flowers, toys and cards in ...

Parishioners and clergy at a Catholic Church in Park Slope are reeling from the brazen theft of the church's historic tabernacle, a centerpiece of the altar that holds the consecrated Communion hosts.

An irate hellraiser stormed the altar at a Long Island church during Sunday mass — toppling sacred, century-old relics and causing $10,000 worth of damages, authorities said.

Rome Newsroom, Aug 23, 2021 / 06:00 am Vandals have stolen a cross from the Catholic church in the Holy Land built on the site where tradition holds that Jesus performed the miracle of multiplying ...

Pope Francis has changed Catholic Church law to make explicit that laywomen can act as readers and altar servers in liturgical celebrations, effectively removing a previous option for individual ...

Andrew and I are heartbroken. Friday night (3/31), someone vandalized St. Paulinus Catholic Church in Syracuse. Among other acts, they flipped the altar, took the sacred altar stone, and shattered it.

I began to take pride in adding my flowers to the mélange that covered the little altar throughout that month of May. All the students of Grade 4-1 were delighted to offer their simple bouquets ...

ROME – Two great global organizations are headquartered in Rome, the Catholic Church and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). I’ve always thought there’s something ...

Christine Flowers is an attorney and a Delaware County resident. Her column appears Sunday and Thursday. Email her at cflowers1961@gmail.com. Originally Published: March 20, 2021 at 11:30 PM EDT ...