The Catholic Church announced that priests will be excommunicated if they follow a new Washington state law requiring clergy to report confessions about child abuse to law enforcement.

You can get in touch with James by emailing j.bickerton@newsweek.com The Catholic Church has issued ... not only contravenes church doctrine but crosses constitutional lines, while supporters ...

This prayer was first published by the National Catholic Register, CNA's sister news partner, and has been adapted by CNA. The Franciscan Missionaries of the Eternal Word (MFVA) were founded in ...

According to tradition, a part of the Holy Cross was discovered by the mother of the emperor Constantine, St. Helen, on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem in 326. A fifth century account describes this ...

"I think that there's no chance for an American pope just because the United States is already so powerful in the world," said Dr. Bill Cavanaugh, a professor of Catholic studies at DePaul ...

Robert Francis Prevost, now known as Pope Leo XIV, made history on Thursday, May 8, when he was elected as the first American ...

The cardinal electors of the Catholic Church elected an American on Thursday to serve as the new pope. Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost, 69, was elected and accepted his fate as the next ...

“When he came to the balcony, I looked up, and I was like, ‘That dude looks like he could be my brother,’” said Ricard, a New Orleans Catholic priest with a Creole background. “And that ...

Is Donald Trump Catholic? No, but first lady Melania is ... white and gold mitre, and a large gold crucifix around his neck. The AI image was shared by the White House and Trump's official ...

In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court's deadlock preserves Oklahoma court ruling against nation's first religious charter school.

This month, Catholic university presidents across the ... Robert Kelly, president of the Holy Cross-founded University of Portland in Oregon, said the federal government plays an important ...

AFP Dubai: Cardinal Robert Prevost has taken the name Leo XIV, becoming the first American pope in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church. Aged 69, Pope Leo XIV spent much of his vocation ...