History

In the 20th century, Chicago was to American Catholicism what New York was to finance or Hollywood to film — central, influential and formational.

The monks of La Trappe Abbey in Normandy may leave their monastery in 2028, the abbey announced.

In this continuing series on the origins of Catholicism in the 50 states, the story of New England begins in a region that was, from the start, among the least …

The Diocese of Honolulu is expanding its footprint in downtown Honolulu with the purchase of a historic building on Fort Street Mall.

Mardi Gras (“Fat Tuesday”) is the day before Ash Wednesday, which marks the beginning of Lent.

The pastoral is “about the qualities of mind and heart that we as citizens, believers and leaders ought to be striving to bring to our political culture,”

Thanks to a 17th-century Italian priest, skis made their way from their origin in Scandinavia to Central Europe.

As the nation marks the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution this year, this series will examine the origins of the church and Catholic life in each of the 50 …

This year has been extraordinary not just because of the papal transition, but because of the election of Pope Leo XIV himself.

One year after the reopening of Notre Dame de Paris, Marseille’s Basilica of Notre Dame de la Garde is preparing to celebrate the completion of restoration work on the iconic …