The prelate was known at times for his outspoken defense of Catholic beliefs in the political sphere. He criticized the death sentence given to Saddam Hussein as “punishing a crime with another ...

VATICAN CITY — Cardinal Renato Martino, the former Vatican observer at the United Nations and former president of the pontifical councils for justice and peace and for migrants and travelers, died Oct ...

This is the Catholic version of aspiration: yes, work hard, get your best grades, learn your skills, be creative, get a job, so that you can be the person God wants you to be, formed in Gospel ...

Jones was born in Chicago, but his family moved around and eventually settled in Seattle, where he went to high school and developed a love for jazz (his instrument was the trumpet). He scored a ...

BALTIMORE (AP) — Several U.S. Catholic bishops on Wednesday encouraged the church to boldly share Vatican teachings on a range of hot-button issues, including the condemnation of abortion ...

Celebration of the Traditional Latin Mass in the cathedral of the Diocese of Tyler, Texas, will cease effective Dec. 1, according to a Vatican-approved order that comes almost one year after Pope ...

By Elisabetta Povoledo Reporting from Rome The Vatican and China have agreed to extend an agreement aimed at ending a decades-old power struggle over the appointment of Roman Catholic bishops in ...

Quincy Jones, a music mogul whose career in the industry spanned over seven decades, died Sunday night at 91 years old, his publicist Arnold Robinson confirmed to Fox News Digital. Jones was ...

As a cradle Catholic, a former Catholic nun and now an active member of the Loretto Feminist Network, I have internalized a basic tenet of my faith: the importance of conscience. As a lifelong ...

Commonweal magazine, founded in 1924, wrestles with its mission at a moment of a continuing loss of faith in both the church and liberalism. By Jennifer Schuessler In the Morningside Heights ...

Hines, a Canadian-born star of stage, television and nightclubs, died peacefully Monday at her home in Las Vegas of natural causes at age 91. After meeting her future partner and husband ...