Every Sunday, in churches across the country, worshippers stand to affirm that they believe in “one God, the Father, the ...

I've returned to Los Angeles. My knees are still sore -- possibly more from the long flights than from walking. I'm not entirely at rest, but the house is quiet. The dog -- more of a silent pr ...

A medieval woman more beloved in traditional Catholic histories is St. Adelaide of Italy, the consort, mother and grandmother, respectively, of the first three Holy Roman emperors named Otto.

Leo XIV, formerly Robert Prevost, is now the spiritual head of roughly 1.4 billion Catholics worldwide. He is the most powerful American in history who was not elected to the White House.

The leader of the Roman Catholic church in England and Wales has said he and his fellow cardinals face a "big call" as the secret voting process to elect a new pope begins.

Given Germany’s rich Christian history, it’s no surprise that it is home to a number of historical and holy landmarks that have become Catholic pilgrimage sites in their own rite.

A mourner at a mass in Buenos Aires. Credit: AP His death now starts a sequence of events which will see his coffin taken to the St. Peter’s Basilica for public viewing followed by a funeral mass.

The Vatican are preparing for life after Pope Francis, who died on Easter Monday.. Doctors treating the pontiff announced that he 'passed away peacefully' at 7.35am on Monday having suffered a ...

Pope Francis, who was 88, was the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church. He died earlier today (Easter Monday, April 21) a day after appearing in St Peter's Square to wish a ...

While the bishops' conference in London doesn't keep figures, Dytor said married priests now make up 10% of the total in his own Birmingham Diocese, and a small but significant minority elsewhere ...

And on Sunday, at Chicago's Holy Name Cathedral and in cathedrals and co-cathedrals across the world, Mass was celebrated to mark the opening of the Jubilee. "We all need a fresh start. It's kind ...