The Diocese of Fall River has announced parish closures and mergers in New Bedford and Westport due to low attendance. Here's what we know.

FALL RIVER, Mass. (WJAR) — The Diocese of Fall River announced that five parishes will be closing as part of changes coming ...

A Mass was held at Holy Name Cathedral focused on the election of a new pope. The local faithful shared their hopes for the next leader of the Catholic Church. The conclave is underway ...

Each year, when Holy Name Catholic Church of Omaha began selling its $10,000 Rambler Sweepstakes tickets, Ray Rutten got busy. “Oh, Lord, he’s been our No. 1 seller for so long,” Shawn ...

That Leo softened the church’s confrontational stance toward modernity, especially science and politics and laid the foundation for modern Catholic ... of Lima and at Holy Name Cathedral in ...

Pope Leo XIV’s pontifical name is a reflection of his intent to lead the Catholic Church with a “clear vision ... of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre — said the significance ...

VATICAN CITY, — Cardinal Robert Prevost has taken the name Leo ... of the Roman Catholic Church. His full statement reads: “We welcome the news of the election of the new Holy Father, Pope ...

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 ...

Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Mass as leader of the Catholic Church in the Sistine Chapel, a day after he was elected the first American pontiff by the papal conclave. Robert Prevost ...

Except for the resurrection on Easter, Holy Thursday is possibly one of the most important, complex, and profound days of celebration in the Catholic Church. Holy Thursday celebrates the ...

This expansion is a partnership with St. Joseph Catholic Parish School, which will focus on expanding its early childhood program. A private school in Athens is changing its name now that it is ...

“It is under the guise of this assumption that rumours have spread, suggesting that the Catholic Church proposed a name for the KPCC leadership,” it added. Meanwhile, the tussle over the ...