18 days ago
A man charged with stabbing three people at an Albuquerque Catholic church because he thought a choir leader was a Mason vandalized a Masonic lodge hours before his attack, police said.
63 days ago
Pope Francis has 1.2 billion followers in the Roman Catholic Church, but he's not following a single one of them on Facebook or Twitter.
65 days ago
But the Republican Party, in the wake of its failure to retake the White House, and the Catholic Church, in the aftermath of a series of scandals, actually have a lot in common.
65 days ago
He has also used the forums to warn fellow church leaders about drifting from core Catholic teachings.
66 days ago
Wednesday was "a momentous day for the 1.2 billion Catholics around the world," Cameron said.
66 days ago
"Maybe the ancient Catholic church is finally learning from its mistakes.
67 days ago
"While the Catholic church has been battered by the scandals of priests sexually abusing boys in the Western world, African priests are more likely to have affairs with women.
68 days ago
In preliminary conclusions in December 2011 it estimated that up to 20,000 children were molested at Catholic institutions between 1945 and 2010.
70 days ago
The newspaper, which has a circulation of about 35,000 and is available online, has won several awards from the Catholic Press Association, including for general excellence for 13 straight years.
73 days ago
The orders have struggled to find replacements as Catholics from Europe - once the chief source of monks and nuns in the Holy Land - struggle to attract new members.
76 days ago
Cardinals from around the world have descended on Rome to discuss some of the major problems facing the Catholic Church ahead of the conclave to elect Benedict XVI's successor as pope.
76 days ago
Catholics likely will find out this week whether such hopes become reality, as cardinals worldwide arrive in Rome for a conclave that could elect a new pontiff.
76 days ago
At Caritas, however, he felt the sting of the Vatican after accusations of working in tandem with relief agencies that may veer from Catholic teachings such as bans on birth control.
76 days ago
In another Manila church in the working-class district of Baclaran, Catholics said they yearned for a pope who would be able to lead the younger generation onto the right path.
78 days ago
Monday, the cardinals begin meetings to set the conclave date and discuss problems facing the Catholic church.
93 days ago
The African Catholic church has imbued some of this flavor as a cultural reflection as well as to keep followers from drifting to the charismatic groups.
94 days ago
A trade group for Roman Catholic hospitals says the latest federal rules on birth control coverage are an improvement.
95 days ago
Church leaders in the Philippines, Asia's largest Roman Catholic nation, say they are surprised at Pope Benedict XVI's decision to resign but praised his honesty and prayed for an orderly succession.
96 days ago
"Fort Worth Councilman Dennis Shingleton, a member of St. John the Apostle Church in North Richland Hills, said the selection of a new pope won't affect the daily lives of most North Texas Catholics.
96 days ago
Pope Benedict XVI's resignation sets in motion a complex sequence of events to elect the next leader of the Roman Catholic Church.
101 days ago
Despite enormous pressure from the bishops, the Catholic Health Association, a trade group that represents hospitals, provided critical backing for the president's health care legislation.
102 days ago
Police said the men told them they were Rastafarian prophets sent by God to fight corruption in the Catholic Church.
103 days ago
"Catholic healthcare institutions are, and should, be held to the high standard of Jesus Christ himself, who is our divine and eternal healer," said the Bishops' statement.
113 days ago
The pipe organ has ruled the Christian worship sanctuary for centuries, and the majestic instrument continues to reign supreme in many Roman Catholic and mainline Protestant parishes.
121 days ago
An imprisoned ex-priest at the center of a landmark Roman Catholic priest-abuse case testified Thursday that he pleaded guilty to a sexual assault he didn't commit.
