Augustus Tolton was ordained in Rome in 1886. Previously, the only Black Catholic priests in the US had been men who ...

LONDON — Sarah Mullally was confirmed as archbishop of Canterbury on Wednesday, becoming the first woman to lead the Church ...

By Daniel Agbesi Latsu, GNA Kadjebi (O/R), Jan 27, GNA – The episcopal ordination of Reverend Monsignor Simon Kofi Appiah, the bishop-elect of the Catholic Diocese of Jasikan, has been slated for ...

Yes, thank God, it did. And there was nothing dubious about the authority which derives from Christ himself and is enshrined in the words of the ordination rite: ‘Take thou Authority to preach the ...

Bishop Mario Alberto Avilés, a former Catholic educator who most recently served as auxiliary bishop of Brownsville, was ...

A federal rule change easing restrictions on religious worker visas is bringing relief to Catholic priests serving in the ...

A new bishop has taken charge of a Catholic diocese in eastern China, replacing the elderly bishop who reached the canonical ...

He prized clarity and simplicity and avoided the hierarchy’s jargon — Churchspeak — whenever he could. His was the iron prose ...

At the end of their annual pilgrimage to the Holy Land, the Co-ordination of Bishops' Conferences in Support of the Church in the Holy Land release a statement calling for the recognition of human ...

Filipino Archbishop Adolfo Tito Yllana has retired from the Holy See’s diplomatic service, which he served for 42 years. An ...

A Portuguese priest, Padre Guilherme, is captivating crowds with Christian beats and DJ sets, blending faith and electronic ...

LATIN has been the official language of the Catholic Church. Papal documents are promulgated in Latin. Church documents, most ...