Slightly more than half of U.S. adults surveyed still identify with their childhood religion. For Catholics, retention rates ...

Pope Leo XIV said he is "deeply saddened" by the attack on Australian Jews at a celebration of the first day of Hanukkah.

Auxiliary Bishop Kevin Kenney of St. Paul and Minneapolis and Fr. Christopher Collins from the University of St. Thomas in St ...

Pope Leo XIV criticized prison overcrowding and insufficient inmate rehabilitation programs on Sunday as he celebrated a ...

The pontiff offers something rare: a pastor-leader urging the church to reclaim the dignity of every person — not as an ...

This week on "The Nonviolent Jesus Podcast," John Dear offers an Advent reflection on Mary's three movements of the spiritual ...

A growing network of Catholic sisters in Samburu is introducing an alternative initiation ceremony that is slowly reducing ...

Bishop Bruce Lewandowski of Providence offered prayers for "all affected by this tragedy" in the wake of a Dec. 13 shooting ...

Yes, Pope Leo XIV was an obvious candidate for Newsmaker of the Year. But just because he made news as the new pope and the ...

The organization run by Missionary Sr. Norma Pimentel has previously attracted scrutiny from conservatives who have accused ...

St. Lucy, whose feast day is Dec. 13, is said to have brought food to Christians hiding in the Roman catacombs.

The Black and Indian Missions Office originated in 1874 as the Bureau of Catholic Missions, with wider goals added in ...