Some argue that without exceptions for the clergy-penitent privilege, the law could place Catholic priests at odds with civil ...

After b "I walked into this beautiful Cathedral of the Epiphany for the first time. ... I received my 'Epiphany.' God is good ...

The stove that will be used to burn ballots during the conclave to elect a new pope in the Sistine Chapel and the machine ...

As the Catholic Church elects a new pope, a cardinal reminded his fellow electors that true Christian leadership begins not ...

For more than 100 years, the Gammarelli family's clerical tailor shop near the Pantheon in Rome has created three white wool ...

Trump executive order directs federal agencies to publish a list of "sanctuary cities" he argued are not complying with his ...

A Maryland parish priest told OSV News ahead of the upcoming conclave that he has "an enormous degree of confidence" in the ...

All but four of the 135 cardinals who are eligible to enter the conclave May 7 to vote for a new pope had arrived in Rome by ...

The following is a snapshot of the papacies of the 11 popes that preceded Pope Francis, from Pope Benedict XVI to Blessed ...

Two religious communities near Jerusalem have launched fundraising efforts to repair their properties damaged by wildfires.

Rich in secrecy, suspense and the potential to alter history, the conclave process by which popes have been elected has obvious dramatic appeal for film.

The commission is tasked with producing "a comprehensive report on the foundations of religious liberty in America" and ways ...