Catholic opposition to the death penalty is relatively new in the church’s history, but has helped shape public debate.

The church has stood for over two centuries and was founded, built, and funded exclusively by free African Americans, predominantly for their own use but also open to anybody who wished to share their ...

The remains of a Congolese customs worker who was killed for resisting a bribe and beatified by the Vatican have been ...

When the Rev. Matthew Baum attended Johnstown’s Juneteenth activities recently, he was on a multi-layered mission. Baum, rector at St. John Gualbert Cathedral and St. Patrick Catholic Church, both in ...

Nearly 100 American men and women from the United States are currently being considered for sainthood. And many Catholics ...

What do President Donald Trump, former President Barack Obama, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and New York City's ...

IAAM's new faith director is embracing his role to bridge racial divides through theology and inclusion. His expertise paves ...

Politics / The GOP chose to betray both morality and economic common sense by approving Trump’s one big, ugly bill. John ...

Since the city's establishment in the 1820s, Indianapolis has been a magnet for immigrants seeking opportunity and refuge.

The first formation center for canonization in the United States is scheduled to open at St. Patrick’s Seminary and University in Menlo Park, California, in 2026. The Center for ...

Today,the Archdiocese ofNew Orleans has one of the largest African-American populations for U.S. Catholic dioceses. But more than that, the city has been shaped by its Catholic community. Black ...

Kim R. Harris, associate professor of African American Religious Thought and Practice at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, said the pope’s genealogy got her thinking about the seven ...