Augustus Tolton was ordained in Rome in 1886. Previously, the only Black Catholic priests in the US had been men who presented themselves as white.

A 6-foot 7, 325-pound guard in an NFL career that battered his body, Gallery was struggling with life after the game. Sure, ...

To induce someone to convert to someone's faith To recruit someone to join one's party, institution or cause If you're ...

An annual Catholic conference geared toward young people drew at least 26,000 people across multiple locations, with church leaders saying the overwhelming turnout shows the continued vibrancy of the ...

The leading Catholic on trans rights, an astonishing meeting with Pope Francis and what happened inside the secret conclave to elect Leo XIV ...

On the fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, Senate Republicans released new investigative findings alleging the Biden administration improperly placed the wife of a federal air marshal on a ...

Florida's Catholic bishops appealed to President Donald Trump on Monday to pause immigration enforcement activities during the Christmas holidays. The White House, in response, said it would be ...

This Pew Research Center analysis looks at reasons why people identify as Catholic or switch out of Catholicism. It is part of a broader report that focuses on patterns in religious switching in the ...

Sen Kennedy's "VERSION OF HELL" Is Watching 'The View' 2 GOP senators back effort to nullify Donald Trump's executive order ‘Breakdown: 1975’ mistakes opinion for history - and blames the wrong people ...

PROVIDENCE — Father Justin Bolger’s Sunday homily started with three words: “I’m so sorry.” Bolger is the associate chaplain for the Catholic community at Brown University, in which one of the two ...

Anti-trans right-wing groups called out Benedictine University (BenU), a Catholic college in Illinois, for hosting a Trans Day of Remembrance (TDOR) event in November. While the university initially ...

MEDFORD — Catholic Memorial’s Kise Flannery churned outside and the crowd roared, aware of what often happens when the talented quarterback calls his own number. The 6-foot-2-inch, 215-pound senior ...