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

Looking back at her experience, Ford felt called to help women who found themselves in these situations, not sure where to go ...

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

" states the General Instruction of the Roman Missal, which the Catholic Church uses at Mass. The Church encourages priests ...

"We need to continue to pray and work to change hearts," Bishop Conley said at the opening Mass of the National Prayer Vigil ...

A former priest, who was accused of sexual abuse by dozens of women in Brazil, was sentenced last week to 24 years and nine ...

Two sisters who were abused by a former priest have called on the Catholic Church to ensure every diocese in Ireland is proactive in providing opportunities for direct engagement between abuse ...

In 2020, Pope Francis appointed me, together with Deacon James Keating, Catherine Brown Tkacz and eight others, to serve on the second Papal Commission on Women and the Diaconate. The invitation was ...

COMMENTARY: When I came back to Catholicism, I realized that the most amazing choice ever made was God’s decision to enter our world as an unborn baby. This miracle forever established the ...

Jan. 22 is also observed by Catholics in the U.S. as the Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children. The date recalls the U.S. Supreme Court’s Jan. 22, 1973, decisions in Roe v. Wade ...