The Catholic Church has begun its first Conclave in over 10 years. The former pontiff had been elected in 2013, succeeding Pope Benedict XVI, who became the first pope in 600 years to willingly step ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — In the late 1100s, an Irish priest and his assistant traveling south from Ulster stopped for the night. As they sat by their campfire, a wolf approached and spoke, telling the ...

CHEMIN NEUF, France -- The Catholic faith is experiencing an unexpected resurgence across Europe, especially among young adults. Youth festivals and Christian gatherings are drawing record attendance, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tabitha Smith photographed at the Cambridge University Catholic Chaplaincy - John Lawrence There’s something very unexpected when ...

Now-U.S. President-elect Donald Trump joins now-Vice President-elect JD Vance during Day 1 of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee July 15, 2024. (OSV News photo/Brian ...

Students at Catholic higher institutions place more of an emphasis on church activities — including going to Mass, receiving sacraments, participating in community service and following the church on ...

As his discernment process continues, Slack emphasized that he is trying every day to draw near to God through personal prayer. Jimmy Mitchell (front row, far left) leads a group of Jesuit students in ...

As more and more parents are choosing to homeschool, it is perhaps not surprising that long-simmering tensions between parish religious education and homeschooling parents are coming to a head.