Q: At my parish, we were blessed to have several adults baptized and enter into full communion with the church this past Easter. But my question is, what happens with their marriages? Doesn't a marrie ...

This is like a reward from God,” a local parishioner said, as researchers unearthed more details about the lives of Leo XIV’s ...

American cardinals who voted in the conclave played down the significance of the new pope’s roots in the United States, ...

This document is a copy of his baptismal certificate. Francis was the son ... At age 21, he decided to join the Catholic Seminary in Villa Devoto, then he went to Colegio Máximo San José.

A funeral steeped in centuries-old tradition is set to take place today as the head of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis, is farewelled. Between 200,000 and 500,000 people are predicted to ...

“Enjoy your lunch!” he used to say to people who gathered every week outside the basilica for the traditional Roman Catholic prayer, the Angelus. After the formality of Benedict XVI, whom he ...

Photo / Getty Images A funeral steeped in centuries-old tradition is set to take place today as the head of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis, is farewelled. Between 200,000 and 500,000 ...

Benedict, born Joseph Ratzinger, was elected by cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church on April 24, 2005. He succeeded the charismatic Pope John Paul. If you are a history geek who loves to learn ...

As the Roman Catholic Church prepares ... pope's death was verified by calling out his baptismal name three times, and once there was no response, a death certificate was authorised and the ...

After years of decline, the largely state-funded Church of Norway is attracting record numbers of new members. Most are young adults, many who’ve had their first child, and researchers think they’re ...

Only countries such as Saudi Arabia *, Iran and Pakistan share the requirement of Irish primary schools for teachers to have religious certificates in order to teach in most settings, a teachers’ ...

The country’s largest teachers’ union is to acknowledge requiring teachers to obtain the Catholic certificate in religious studies is a “discriminatory” employment barrier. However ...