St. John Henry Newman -- the 19th-century theologian, intellectual and preacher, will be named a doctor of the church.

Theologians, historians, priests, and other Catholic scholars extol the contributions to theology, philosophy, and education ...

Pope Leo XIV decided Thursday to declare St. John Henry Newman a "doctor" of the church, bestowing one of the Catholic Church's highest honors on the deeply influential 19th century Anglican convert ...

Events that occurred this week in Christian history include the death of Pope John III, the capture of Edmund Campion, a priest executed for high treason under Queen Elizabeth I, and the election of ...

A surprising find has been made by Italian archaeologists. They discovered an Ancient Roman bath complex at the Appian Way Regional Park had been transformed into a church with a marble baptistery.

According to the Vatican, there have been 266 popes in the Catholic Church starting with St. Peter and going all the way up to the current pontiff, Pope Francis.

Pope Francis, the Catholic Church's 266th pontiff, was the first Jesuit to lead the church in its nearly 2,000-year history. Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina, died April 21 at age 88.

Argentinian-born Jorge Mario Bergoglio became the Catholic Church's 266th pope and the first ever from Latin America. He took the name Francis after the well-known St. Francis of Assisi, who ...