“People migrated out of the city.” This arc of a storied church in what was once a deeply Catholic city has in many ways mirrored what has taken place around the country, as ethnic ...

In a significant act for the head of the Catholic Church, Francis concluded by speaking of non-Catholics who have inspired him: Martin Luther King Jr., Desmond Tutu and Mahatma Gandhi. In his last ...

Every year on Feb. 22, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast of the Chair of St. Peter, a tradition that dates back more than 1,600 years. The feast honors not just a physical chair but what it ...

He also took the oath of fidelity, committing to maintain communion with the Catholic Church, preserve the integrity of the faith and promote ecclesiastical discipline. The Mass was concelebrated ...

Bradley Lewis, a philosopher and dean of the School of Philosophy at The Catholic University of America. “The Church’s clearest responsibility with any group of people is to preach the Gospel ...

A makeshift vigil is pictured near the adult education center Campus Risbergska school in Orebro, Sweden, on February 6th, 2025 two days after a shooting there left eleven people dead. Photo by: ...

“St Bavo’s Cathedral … in Haarlem will remain the main church of the diocese… but the presence of a second episcopal see makes the Catholic ... violence in Sweden after 11 people ...

Catholic churches in Carol Stream, Villa Park, Wheaton and Oakbrook Terrace are being closed as part of a restructuring plan announced Thursday by the Joliet Diocese. By July 1, St. Mark in ...

The Syrian Christian had fled Aleppo ten years prior, seeking a life of security in Sweden. Orebro was his new home, a quiet and historic city in central Sweden some 125 miles west of Stockholm ...