The College of Cardinals will convene on May 7th at the Sistine Chapel to elect Pope Francis' successor. Catholicism is the largest branch of Christianity, differing from other branches primarily in ...

All Roman Catholics are Christians, but not the other way around, differing in beliefs about the sacraments, the pope, the saints and the Virgin Mary.

Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, Catholic clergy ‒ along with pastors in many other traditions ‒ struggled with secular authorities or even their own leaders while trying to provide sacred rites at the ...

For anyone interested in becoming Catholic, wishing to complete the sacraments or wanting to learn more about what the church teaches, the answer for decades was "join RCIA." The Rite of Christian ...

Michael J. O’Loughlin is a journalist and the author of “Hidden Mercy: AIDS, Catholics, and the Untold Stories of Compassion in the Face of Fear.” Most Catholics usually spend the weeks before ...

My column on Wednesday cast a cold eye on the 10th anniversary of Pope Francis’ pontificate. But this is the Lenten season, and as a longtime critic of the present pontiff, it wouldn’t be particularly ...

Catholics love a good conversion story. Since the early days of Christianity, we have cherished the tales of saints, scholars and artists who entered the Catholic church as an act of radical departure ...

Two catechisms from North Korea have led a South Korean theologian to develop some insights about the faith life of Catholics in North Korea, which has no resident Catholic priests. Father Joseph Jung ...

A new scholarly study reveals how the Nobel-winning poet’s verse reflects a profoundly sacramental imagination.

Many people believe that the Philippines is the most Catholic country of Asia. But this has not been the case since the 1990s; Timor-Leste now has a higher percentage of Catholics. How do we explain ...