The Roman Empire gave its place to the Roman Catholic Church. Photo of the facade of the Saint Peter’s Basilica in Rome, Italy. Credit: Alvesgaspar Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 4.0 When the Roman Empire ...

25 decriminalization of abortion for up to 12 weeks of pregnancy in the Mexican state of Campeche ... will be excommunicated from the Catholic Church. The abortion decriminalization measure ...

The culture blends old-fashioned American freedom with Mexican rural culture, a form of “rancho libertarianism.” Not everyone in agricultural areas supports the practice. The goat had a ...

In a significant act for the head of the Catholic Church, Francis concluded by speaking of non-Catholics who have inspired him: Martin Luther King Jr., Desmond Tutu and Mahatma Gandhi. In his last ...

Sunlight filtering through a window illuminates the statue of Catholic Saint Giuliana Falconieri during a mass for the Jubilee of Deacons in St. Peter’s Basilica at The Vatican, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, ...

The church's cardinals will have to vote continuously for a new pope. With Pope Francis reported to be in a critical condition , the Catholic church will be preparing for a set of elaborate and ...

I promised I would always 'Guard the deposit of faith pure and entire according to the tradition preserved always and everywhere in the Church from the time of the Apostles'. By Baptism and ...

Subscribe to the Daily News Brief. Mexican authorities have been waging a deadly battle against drug cartels for nearly two decades, but with limited success. Thousands of Mexicans—including ...

Languages: English. Seventy decapitated bodies have been discovered in a church in the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), according to Open Doors, which supports persecuted Christians ...

I am trying to understand Jesus’ orientation toward his surroundings because I am reevaluating my relationship with his church. My congregation of 13 years recently dissolved in one of those ...