Catholic Church

Two leading U.S. Catholic bishops called for “renewed vigilance and action” against antisemitism following the May 21 killing of two Israeli Embassy staffers.

The Supreme Court sidestepped a major ruling in a case over what would have been the nation’s first Catholic charter school, effectively blocking the effort.

Pope Leo formally began his ministry as the 266th successor of St. Peter at his inauguration Mass by calling for the church to give a united witness to Christ.

The new Pew Research Center survey shows that U.S. Catholics want a more inclusive church — but differing Mass attendance reveals divides on key issues.

More than 160 nations sent delegations headed by kings and queens, presidents and prime ministers, and other government officials to Pope Francis’ funeral.

Pope Francis was “a pope among the people, with an open heart toward everyone,” said Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, dean of the College of Cardinals.

Pope Francis globalized the papal office differently than his globetrotting predecessor St. John Paul II, shaped by being both from Latin America and a Jesuit.

VACHERIE, La. (OSV News) — In an effort to blunt criticism of the poor air quality in Beijing prior to the 2008 Summer Olympics, the Chinese government implemented ambitious measures …

Washington’s new Cardinal Robert W. McElroy grappled with the need to send a clear moral message on the dignity of migrants at an event in the nation’s capital.

As issues like abortion, assisted suicide and in-vitro fertilization continue to be widely discussed today, looking back on the prescient writing of St. John Paul II on such matters can …