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

American religious history is rife with protest movements and civil disobedience. The group interrupted a service last Sunday at Cities Church, a Southern Baptist congregation, where one of its ...

Gold crosses, priceless art, sprawling cathedrals—there’s no denying the Catholic Church is rich. It built its massive wealth ...

A home that was built by the first mayor of Wildwood, whose friend President Woodrow Wilson slept there, is on the market.

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

COMMENTARY: As the Sino-Vatican agreement remains confidential, its impact must be judged by outcomes — including how episcopal appointments, clerical formation and Church authority are evolving under ...

Tyler Bieber’s new biography of the gay priest and University of Portland president unfolds during a period of upheaval for ...

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

Catholic Bishop Anthony Taylor of Arkansas said in a social media post this week he sees "many obvious parallels" between ...

WASHINGTON (RNS) — Cardinals and coworkers praised Carr at his retirement after more than 50 years of work for the Catholic ...

Brett Smith, accused of and convicted for molesting children in Illinois and other states, had worked in at least four South Side and south suburban Catholic schools since 2024, Superintendent of ...