Last summer, leaders representing 11 global religions, from eastern faiths including Buddhism, Hinduism, Zoroastrianism and ...

Decision to close church in Manitowoc affirmed in ruling by Supreme Court of the Catholic Church The Vice President can't ...

The announcement followed the IRS’s decision to give churches a carve-out from nonprofit law and allow them to support ...

The parish will celebrate its 80th anniversary and the 25th for its building on Aug. 9 with a Mass followed by social ...

The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) was adopted in 1979 by the United ...

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Victim support groups and traditionalists have expressed outrage over the case of Dominique Spina, who was found guilty of ...

Catholic opposition to the death penalty is relatively new in the church’s history, but has helped shape public debate.

A French archbishop's decision to promote a priest who was sentenced to jail for raping a teenaged boy has drawn new ...

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has confirmed that the Catholic Church will not endorse political candidates ...

“Only through such respectful and compassionate listening can we enter on the paths of true growth and awaken a yearning for the Christian ideal: the desire to respond to God’s love and bring to ...

The Catholic Church “maintains its stance of not endorsing or opposing political candidates,” said U.S. Conference of ...