On New Year's Eve 1930, the Roman Catholic Church officially banned any "artificial" means of birth control. Condoms, diaphragms and cervical caps were defined as artificial, since they blocked ...

Paul Foster, of Evans City, has visited a lot of churches in his day, but every time he does, he learns something new. On ...

The first thing to note when reviewing Conclave is the fact that Hollywood and the Roman Catholic Church share a fascinating ...

Pope Francis launched fresh consultations Wednesday on the future of the Roman Catholic Church, which faces pressure over the role of women and the ongoing scourge of clerical child abuse. The ...

Four "distinctive" Roman Catholic churches in the East ... slightly lower than the tower of Ely Cathedral. The church's significant size, features and architectural detail were intended to suit ...

Archbishop Rino Fisichella says the mascot named Luce is "created from the desire to enter into the world of pop culture, so ...

While studying for the priesthood in Innsbruck, Austria, Father Fritton had visited churches in Lombardy and was inspired to bring that style to Buffalo. Some of the noteworthy features of the ...

THE Roman Catholic Church ’s three-year Synod on Synodality ( News, 25 October) has concluded on Sunday with a final report ...

A local church hosted a centennial celebration this past weekend with tours, a special service and a dinner for the church's parishioners and guests to mark its century of service to the Bluefield ...

The damage at St. Therese of Lisieux Roman Catholic Church on Ave. D in Brooklyn includes a statue of the Virgin Mary and one of the church’s namesake that had been in place since the house of ...

A Vatican assembly on the future of the Catholic Church on Saturday said that more should be done to help women overcome ...

Vermont’s Roman Catholic Diocese is asking a U.S. Bankruptcy ... The judge, in turn, will decide whether to allow church leaders to develop a reorganization plan that would require approval ...