Pope Leo's selection had spurred optimism that the Church's stance on female deacons might change. That was not to be the ...

Discussions over women becoming deacons, who are ordained and can assist with services but cannot celebrate Mass, have ...

Some of the arson cases have led to arrests, while one suspected arsonist remains at large. Here's what to know.

But a papal commission examining the question said further study was required, and advised that women should be given other ...

ROME — A second Vatican study commission has determined that women should not be ordained as deacons, dealing another setback ...

While in prison in 1981, he befriended the dissident and future Czech president Vaclav Havel. Later, he became a conservative ...

The Catholic Church is more than 2,000 years old. Declaring war on it is hardly civilized or politically smart. Trump has ...

Father Paolo Capra, pastor at St. Augustine, made the trip to Istanbul with the brick, which will be the first stone of the ...

The anniversary offers an opportunity to reflect not just on what the document says, but on the young papacy of Leo XIV.

Protestant churches’ growth in Latin America gets lots of attention, but another important shift is happening, too: people ...

It will stay indefinitely at St. Mark Catholic Church, while the Diocese of Charlotte awaits liturgical changes from the ...

It was a title game rematch in Class 5A with reigning champion Bishop McDevitt facing District 12 powerhouse Roman Catholic.