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As investigations into sexual abuse and abuse of church power are ongoing in the Anglican Church of the Upper Midwest Diocese in North America, at least five people who say they have suffered sexual or spiritual abuse in the diocese say…

The Roman Catholic-Reformed Ecumenical Dialogue in the United States announced three important new developments in its ongoing ecumenical discussion. The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), through its Committee for…

Bishop of Phoenix Thomas J. Olmsted, center left, and retired Bishop Edward K. Braxton of Belleville, Illinois, join high school students Martin Hammond, left, and Gabe Garcia of Notre Dame High School Preparatory in Scottsdale, Arizona,…

By Tony Gutierrez PHOENIX (CNS) - Imagining what the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. might say if he were alive today, retired Bishop Edward K. Braxton of Belleville, Illinois, delivered a homily in the voice of the civil rights leader…

Posted on January 25, 2022 A special pre-Lent presentation featuring Paul E. Jarzembowski will take place on Sunday, February 20 and will be titled “Hope from the Ashes: Preparing for Lenten Evangelism.” The presentation…

COLLEYVILLE, Texas (CNS) – As the tense hours of a Jan. 15 hostage situation unfolded at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville in the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area, an incredible display of faith and community s also took place at the…

WASHINGTON (CNS) - Church takes a fresh look at ministry in historically black colleges and universities across the United States. While students prepare for final exams, campus ministers help them prepare for the ultimate final exam.…

Protesters hold up placards outside St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City on August 2, 1987 to protest…

Most Rev. Robert J. Brennan, soon to be the eighth bishop of Brooklyn. Photo courtesy of the Diocese of Brooklyn Most Reverend Robert J. Brennan will be installed as the eighth bishop of the Diocese of Brooklyn during a mass at St.…

An act of vandalism last week outside the Catholic Church of the Annunciation in northwest Washington, DC is the latest in a series of acts of vandalism and destruction at Catholic churches and other Catholic properties…

The Roman Catholic Church has announced that Bishop Andrew Cozzens of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis has been appointed eighth bishop of the Diocese of Crookston. His Mass installation will be on…

The Roman Catholic Church has announced that Bishop Andrew Cozzens of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis has been named the eighth Bishop of the Diocese of Crookston. His installation mass will take place…

Joe Biden and Cardinal Peter TurksonDemetrius Freeman / The Washington Post via Getty; Franco Origlia / Getty President Joe Biden (left) and Cardinal Peter TurksonAn influential cardinal who works in the Vatican with Pope Francis weighs…

Filipino Catholics in the Washington, DC area made a pilgrimage to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception on September 18, 2021 to celebrate a 500-year journey of faith that continues. The mass…

Washington - The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington has raised and donated nearly half a million dollars to support efforts to restore and rebuild the Notre Dame Cathedral in…

WASHINGTON (CNS) - When was the last time you opened the Catechism of the Catholic Church? Chances are it's sitting on your shelf collecting dust. A new global project, Real + True, seeks to “unlock” the catechism and modernize the way…

Next, Reverend Jonathan Goodall, on the far right, was among the leaders of the Anglican Church marking the 50th anniversary of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity in the Vatican with Pope Benedict XVI, November 18, 2010…

After "careful consideration and prayer" based on reports from pastors in the diocese that they have received a small amount of such requests, Bishop George Leo Thomas said he believed the issuance of vaccine exemptions would contradict the…

By Madeline Holcombe and Chris Boyette, CNN The Roman Catholic Diocese of Las Vegas will not issue letters of exemption for the Covid-19 vaccine for religious reasons, the diocese told pastors on Monday. After "careful and…

(CNN) - The Roman Catholic Diocese of Las Vegas will not issue letters of exemption for the Covid-19 vaccine…

by Joe Bukuras San Francisco, California, Aug 2, 2021 / 5:01 PM Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone instituted a traditional monthly Latin Mass at the Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption in San Francisco and led the faithful in a litany of…

(RNS) - When a conservative newsletter called The Pillar last week published a story alleging it had cell phone data indicating that Bishop Jeffrey Burrill, a senior official with the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, said used…

A few weeks ago, the Catholic bishops gathered at the United States Conference of Bishops. One of the questions they discussed was whether people such as President Joe Biden, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and other well-known Catholic…

A Washington, DC church attended by President Biden has said it will not get involved in what it describes as "a political issue" regarding fellowship.Georgetown's Holy Trinity Catholic Church, which Biden has attended several times since…

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops recently approved a document on communion in the Catholic Church. It will include a section on standards for politicians and public figures who support laws allowing abortion,…

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops voted last week to produce a teaching document on the Eucharist - widely seen as a movement to confront President Joe Biden over his refusal to ban abortion. President Biden, a Roman…

A committee of American Catholic bishops set to work on a policy document that sparked controversy among their colleagues before a word was even written about it.The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has overwhelmingly approved…

While conservative Catholics have doubled down on their abortion and religious freedom policy over the past four years, Mr. Biden's political priorities mirror those of Pope Francis, who has sought to divert the church's attention from the…

FILE - In this file photo from Wednesday, January 20, 2021, President-elect Joe Biden and his wife Jill Biden attend mass at St. Matthew the Apostle's Cathedral during Inauguration Day ceremonies in Washington . When the American Catholic…

People displaced in northwest Myanmar by fighting between junta forces and anti-junta fighters march in Chin State on May 31, 2021. A third church in Kayah State, a Catholic stronghold in eastern Myanmar, was damaged by indiscriminate…

SPRINGFIELD - Deacon David Picard, a retired business owner from Agawam, has been appointed Director of the Diocese of Springfield Diaconate Office by Bishop William D. Byrne, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield.Picard, who…

Following the 2019 passing of its longtime leader and the sudden resignation of its chosen replacement, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Duluth finally expects to have a new bishop in place next month. The…

The Right Reverend Daniel Felton, a longtime pastor in the Diocese of Green Bay, Wisconsin, has been appointed by Pope Francis to be the 10th Bishop in the 122-year history of the Diocese of Northeast Minnesota.…

President Biden's inauguration marked a historic moment as he became the second Roman Catholic to serve as President of the United States. The White House claims Biden is "devout," but many Church and grassroots leaders have denounced his…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Roman Catholic bishops on Friday criticized President Biden's recent decree on applying anti-discrimination protections to certain groups, arguing that it did not give due consideration to…