The concept of human rights within Catholic teaching is not a recent addition but rather has roots extending back to the ...

74 2271 Since the first century the Church has affirmed the moral evil of every procured abortion. This teaching has not changed and remains unchangeable. Direct abortion, that is to say ...

This Sunday, we come together as a Church to celebrate one of the most beautiful and meaningful feasts of our Catholic faith, ...

The Catholic Church in Bangladesh has launched the Bengali-language version of the "Catechism of the Catholic Church." "Now we have in written form what we believe and we need to make it a reality by ...

St. Augustine calls this life the ‘Before Easter’ season — a time of labor, suffering and praise — preparing us for the eternal ‘After Easter’ joy of heaven.

In Dante’s “The Divine Comedy,” the final, ninth circle of hell is reserved for those who betray, in descending order: their ...

The Catholic Church this year marks the 1,700th anniversary of the First Council of Nicaea, the first ecumenical synod in the history of the Church, convened by Emperor Constantine in what is now ...

ROME -- Pope Leo XIV on Friday set Sept. 7 as the rescheduled date to canonize the Catholic Church’s first millennial-era ...

The Catholic Church’s official position on same-sex marriage and homosexuality is morally wrong and theologically unsound. One day, a pope will admit as much and he will apologise for not ...

The church has a rich history of catechism, but the word entered the vernacular in the 15th century. Early catechism-like instruction included the Apostles’ Creed , Martin Luther’s Small ...

Catholicism wasn’t on his mind the day a bizarre experience happened to Deacon Mike Sampson in 2012. The Washington lawyer ...