BOLOGNA, Italy — This city of red-brick towers and delicately painted porticoes once boasted the most convents of any city in Italy: Nearly 100 sanctuaries sprang up in the 16th century for women ...

Mediator who helped settle record L.A. case to reprise role in New York Attorney for accusers says archdiocese finally giving in to pressure Archdiocese says efforts to pay victims complicated by ...

Perhaps someday, the Catholic Church will allow women to serve as deacons. But that time, a Vatican commission has decided, is not now. “In light of Sacred Scripture, Tradition, and ecclesiastical ...

A Massachusetts church is causing controversy with what’s missing from its annual Nativity scene and an accompanying statement. St. Susanna, a Catholic church in the Boston suburb of Dedham, displayed ...

Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s brutal treatment of racial minorities, mostly of Hispanic heritage, caused Pope Leo XIV to call upon Catholic leadership to issue a forceful statement condemning ...

I grew up in a bilingual household. My Italian-born dad would routinely speak Italian, while my Bronx-born mom was able to seamlessly switch between fluent Italian and flawless English. I myself spoke ...

Pilgrims cheer as Dave and Lauren Moore and others perform July 19, 2024, during the third revival night of the National Eucharistic Congress at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Credit: OSV News ...

ROME — Evangelical leaders in Italy are calling for a full repeal of curbs on religious freedom as the nation marks the 70th anniversary of the lifting of the fascist-era law, which outlawed ...

Immigration was on the minds of priests and parishioners following a letter from the nation’s Catholic bishops decrying how immigrants are being treated. Rev. Alex Santora delivered a homily about ...

Young people come to New York City to chase careers, materialism and pleasure. The pursuit of faith isn’t exactly on the Big Apple checklist. However, at a recent, very crowded Sunday night mass at St ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops issued a rare collective statement condemning President Trump’s mass ...

The approval of the summary document of the synodal journey of the Church in Italy on Oct. 25 did not mark the end of the synod’s arduous process. If anything, it opened another, even more complex one ...