CNY Central spoke with Bishop Douglas Lucia of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse regarding the announcement. He said: Must admit that when I saw it I was in total shock. I have to admit ...

37 In the Eastern rites the Christian initiation of infants also begins with Baptism followed immediately by Confirmation and the Eucharist, while in the Roman rite it is followed by years of ...

Editor: Commenting on the opening of the papal conclave, Brian Kilmeade of Fox News opined that the Catholic Church needs women priests and married priests to solve its priest shortage.

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Bishop Timothy Senior and staff with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg were gathered on Thursday afternoon in a meeting room at the offices, watching news coverage of ...

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

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 ...

SO THAT WAS HOW I INTERPRETED THAT GESTURE. THEN THERE’S POLITICS. WE HAVE A VICE PRESIDENT WHO IS A ROMAN CATHOLIC. WE HAVE SIX OF OUR NINE SUPREME COURT JUSTICES WHO ARE ROMAN CATHOLIC.

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

Honora also shared a marriage certificate ... are Catholic, nearly half of them live in the South, a survey from the Pew Research Center found. The city’s newly uncovered bond to the Roman ...

The Roman Catholic Church has consistently condemned abortion — the direct and purposeful taking of the life of the unborn child. In principle, Catholic Christians believe that all life is ...

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Jer 1:5), reborn in the waters of Baptism and, surpassing our limitations ... the day after his election as 267th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, Friday, May 9, 2025. First, there is the ...