What the Catechism of the Catholic Church says on "Purgatory:" 1031. "The Church gives the name Purgatory to this final purification of the elect, which is entirely different from the punishment ...

The Roman Catholic Church has consistently condemned abortion — the direct and purposeful taking of the life of the unborn child. In principle, Catholic Christians believe that all life is ...

POCATELLO – Despite the Pope’s nearly month-long hospitalization, Jubilee continues for Catholics around the world and a local church has been designated a sacred site for that occasion.

Anthony of Padua Catholic Church. The Archdiocese of Indianapolis confirms it's using a professional laboratory to investigate a possible "Eucharistic miracle" at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church.

While no events are planned to mark the pontiff’s 12 years as head of the Catholic Church, it is a public holiday at the Vatican, as it is each year. Pope Francis' condition remained "stationary ...

The Catholic Church may have been the church of the majority of the French people, but its wealth and perceived abuses meant that it did not always have their trust. On the eve of the Revolution, the ...

A recent incident where a trainee nun has been accused of killing her newborn has not only shaken the Catholic Church in India but highlighted an "urgent need" to revise the way religious are ...

He is currently music director for First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church in Kennebunk and collaborative pianist at the University of Southern Maine.

The Franciscan Guest House offers affordable and modest accommodations located within walking distance to the peaceful Kennebunk beaches and picturesque Kennebunkport village. Being one of the most ...

Paul VI that if Eastern Christians agree on a way to determine a common date for Easter, the Catholic Church would accept it. Artificial intelligence or any other technology that worsens ...

Discussions are currently taking place between the Vatican and the Saudi government to build the first Catholic church in Saudi Arabia. Vatican Radio reported yesterday that King Abdullah has offered ...