Pope Leo XIV has authorised a traditional mass to take place this weekend at the Vatican, lifting restrictions that angered conservatives in his latest attempt to heal splits within the Catholic ...

The liturgies are being celebrated over the next month at a time when Pope Leo XIV is weighing up whether to continue ...

It’s not the first time U.S. Sen. Ed Markey finds himself facing off against a well-established, younger Democrat in a primary race, and he wasted no time in appealing to ...

Houses of worship have faced various types of attacks throughout history, but such assaults are not relics of the past. There ...

A Roman Catholic diocese in New York's suburbs on Long Island, one of the largest in the United States, on Thursday filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, citing the cost of lawsuits filed by sexual abuse ...

More than 100 parishioners and pilgrims gathered at Corpus Christi Church in Aldie, one of eight churches designated by Bishop Michael F. Burbidge as a Holy Year site, for a moving Pilgrimage of Hope ...

At least two people were killed and a dozen more were injured late Saturday night after gunfire erupted in downtown Montgomery while the city was hosting the Alabama National Fair. Montgomery Police ...

JERUSALEM (AP) — As talks got underway Monday to end the war in Gaza, the top Catholic leader in the Holy Land called on Christians in the region to be a bridge and help restore trust between Israelis ...

Montgomery Police have confirmed a mass shooting late Saturday night resulted in two deaths and 12 injuries. The incident happened around 11:30 p.m. near Bibb and Commerce Streets, less than a mile ...

Grand Blanc Township — The victims of Sunday's mass shooting at a Grand Blanc Township church included a 77-year-old Navy veteran, a man who reportedly was killed while trying to help others during ...

Millions of people around the world today are observing Yom Kippur, the most sacred holiday in the Jewish faith. It is traditionally marked by fasting, repentance and prayer, as worshippers seek ...

A small Catholic church in Heber City, Utah, will offer a Mass for the repose of the soul of Russell M. Nelson, the president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS), who died on Sept ...