Ashes are blessed in the Church on Ash Wednesday ... such as the brown scapular or scapular of Mount Carmel worn in honor of Our Lord's passion; the white, in honor of the Holy Trinity; the ...

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Holy Guardian Angels parish in Muhlenberg Township celebrated a Mass for the election of a new pope. The faithful gathered ...

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.

VATICAN CITY — White smoke streamed from a chimney atop the Sistine Chapel, signaling to the world that the 133 Roman Catholic cardinals ... the new leader of their church on the famous loggia ...

At the same time, the enormous bells of St. Peter's Basilica began to ring, tolling the news that the Catholic Church has a new pope. The crowd continues to build as many carry their countries' flags.

The Catholic Church and federal government reacted vehemently to new legislation in Washington state that requires priests to report child abuse or neglect to law enforcement after learning about ...

Archbishop José H. Gomez presided at a Mass of Thanksgiving at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels to celebrate the ...

NIGEL AND SYDNEY, WHAT DOES THIS ALL MEAN FOR THE FUTURE OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH AND PERHAPS POLITICAL ... deepen between the United States and the Holy See. "We have a vice president who is ...

St. Jerome has no formal affiliation with any diocese of the Catholic Church. “But,” Shawnee told the congregation, “we still exist in fidelity and in love with our holy father, just as we ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost has been announced as the next head of the Catholic Church. He is the first pope ... popes throughout the reign of the Holy Roman Empire. Leo X, the son of ruler of the ...