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 ...

Inequality, immigration and civil rights are the battlegrounds on which the church, and some other Christian denominations, are fighting The supreme court can’t do it – it’s packed with conservatives ...

Inspired by the shrine’s history and mission, the new hymn invites pilgrims to reflect on Our Lady’s message and maternal protection. Choir members rehearse the new hymn honoring Our Lady of Champion, ...

The first American pope leads a church increasingly willing to express disapproval of America’s president. Pope Leo XIV and a few U.S. bishops have recently criticized President Donald Trump’s ...

In the 13th century, thousands in France were investigated, massacred, or even burned at the stake by the Catholic Church. THE TWO CHURCHESCathars (left) perform the consolamentum (Cathar baptism) ...

Several hymns were temporarily banned last year in the Diocese of Jefferson City, Missouri, after being found “to be insufficient in sound doctrine,” with the action raising questions about what music ...

Pope Leo XIV declared 15-year-old Carlo Acutis the first millennial saint at an open-air Mass attended by tens of thousands of people in the Vatican’s St. Peter’s Square on Sunday. Informally known as ...

Girl in a church standing on her knees. Young religious woman in glasses with long dark hair, praying in catholic cathedral. Vitalli-stock-adobe This past April, as we gathered in Rome for the solemn ...

I was baptized, confirmed and married in the Catholic Church. My children also received their sacraments there. But lately, I’ve been wondering: Is there still room for people like me in the ...

On June 17, Father Pierre Nguyễn Kim Long — composer of the iconic “Prayer of Peace” and over 3,500 hymns — passed away at 84. His death is not only a loss for Vietnamese sacred music but the end of ...

This chapter exclusively explores views and experiences among U.S. Catholics (i.e., the 20% of U.S. adults who say they are Catholic when asked about their present religion). Many Americans who are ...

SALT LAKE CITY — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints released 11 new hymns on Thursday, marking 48 songs so far in the church's new "Hymns — For Home and Church" hymnbook that have been ...