Recently, the Roman Catholic Church decided, once again, to profess that women cannot be ordained. Ordination is when an individual is consecrated as deacon, priest or bishop in order to serve God and ...

Oliver Ortega, a doctoral English student at the University of Notre Dame, said he began attending Mass regularly after arriving on campus, immersing himself in a faith he held only loosely while ...

(RNS) — Campus ministers at Catholic colleges are making efforts to give Latino students a feeling of belonging. (RNS) — Oliver Ortega, a doctoral English student at the University of Notre Dame, said ...

A Catholic priest I knew once joked that Anglicans are just dressing up as Catholics but with bad theology. According to a new study, a substantial number of Anglican clerics agreed with that ...

(RNS) — ‘The Catholic Church recognizes service to people on the margins as corporal works of mercy that are cornerstones of Christianity,’ the legal complaint reads. (RNS) — Taking a cue from the ...

The video taken at the Church of St. Paul the Apostle in New York City captured Benitez’s confirmation mass while a hymn was sung. Benitez shared his religious journey in the caption, stating how Pope ...

“I found the Ark of the Covenant in my heart, stored there by the one who created me … exactly as I am," Benitez wrote Gio Benitez/Instagram Gio Benitez, an openly gay ABC News anchor, joined a ...

The Good Morning America anchor resumed his journey in faith following the death of Pope Francis and being inspired by the pontiff's "legacy of inclusivity." Gio Benitez, an openly gay news anchor ...

The Roman Catholic prelates cited detainees’ lack of access to religious sacraments like communion. By Ruth Graham and John Ismay Ruth Graham is national reporter covering religion, faith and values.

The Last Supper, depicted in the stained-glass windows of the Basilica of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme, in Rome Credit: iStock/PaoloGaetano One Holy Saturday sometime in the 10th century, a married ...

The Catholic Diocese of Columbus will allow children to get the confirmation sacrament at a younger age as the diocese Bishop tried to address young people leaving the church. The Catholic Diocese of ...

The Diocese of Columbus will lower the age of confirmation to fourth grade (ages 9 and 10). Bishop Earl Fernandes cited increasing secularization and challenges to faith as reasons for the change. The ...