For most people, the word "exorcism" probably conjures up images of Catholic priests—compelled by the ... historian Josephus recounted the story of Eleazar, a man who freed others from a demon ...

Now that Prevost has been elected pope, Paredes said he is filled with optimism for the future of the Church. He hopes that ...

A Jesuit priest, Pedro Porras was the first to research and document the Amazon rainforest’s Upano Valley culture dating back ...

Rolwing's calling comes as the Catholic Church in the U.S. faces a serious priest shortage. Between 1970 and 2024, the number of priests fell by more than 40%, from 59,192 to 33,589, according to ...

Pope Leo XIV has named Father Renzo Pegoraro, a bioethicist who earned a medical degree before entering the seminary, to be ...

The state law, in Washington, applies to all religions but has outraged Catholics in particular. The Justice Department is investigating. By Ruth Graham Ruth Graham covers faith and religion.

The U.S.-born leader of the Holy Apostolic Catholic Assyrian Church of the East discusses the rapid decline of Christianity ...

Washington’s new law designates Catholic priests (as well as clergy of other religions) as “mandatory reporters” of child-abuse disclosures, meaning they now are required to inform legal ...

POPE Leo XIV has been accused of "looking the other way" over sexual abuse claims against several Catholic priests he worked with. Robert Prevost, who made history after becoming the first ever ...

Edinson Delgado worked closely with Bishop Robert Prevost as administrator of the Diocese of Chiclayo’s leading Catholic ...

One of the priests in Rome for the conclave is the brother of the actor who played famed “Sopranos” mobster Paul “Paulie Walnuts” Gualtieri, according to a report. Roman Catholic cardinals ...

The role of the cardinal electors is to “discover" who among them is chosen to be the next head of the Catholic Church, a priest said as the Conclave begins on Wednesday. During a Eucharistic ...